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Sniff

//snɪf// intj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.

    "a wild boar is laughing and Obelix is crying Wild boar classified a protected species First reaction from dismayed costumers: “Boohoohoo! Sniff!”"

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of sniffing. countable

    "She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real."

  2. 2
    sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose wordnet
  3. 3
    A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose. countable
  4. 4
    A brief perception, or tiny amount. colloquial, countable

    "Tottenham did have a sniff of goal when Defoe's drilled cross just eluded his strike partner at the far post but their best effort came early in the second half when Ryan Fredericks cut in from the right before firing into the side netting."

  5. 5
    Cocaine. slang, uncountable

    "He sold us some sniff and blow."

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  1. 6
    A toddler or young child. countable, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. ambitransitive

    "The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent."

  2. 2
    inhale audibly through the nose wordnet
  3. 3
    To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt. transitive

    ""He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him."

  4. 4
    perceive by inhaling through the nose wordnet
  5. 5
    To perceive vaguely. transitive

    "I don't know, of course, what your precious Radicals are planning to do, and I don't want to know; but I can sniff trouble in the air, nevertheless."

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  1. 6
    To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner. intransitive

    "COOMBE: He got the clinch only last week — eighteen months. You see it's no good having anybody here as ain't got a^([sic]) unblemished character. We don't want to have the bluebottles come sniffing round here, do we?"

  2. 7
    To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at.

    "This opportunity is not to be sniffed at."

  3. 8
    To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.

    "packet sniffer"

  4. 9
    To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form. UK, slang

    "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin.

Etymology 2

From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin.

Etymology 3

From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin.

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