Sniff

"Sniff" in Russian

сопение

sopenije

(instance of sniffing)

шмы́гание

šmýganije

(instance of sniffing)

ню́хать

njúxatʹ

(to make a short audible inhalation)

ню́хать

njúxatʹ

(to inhale drugs in powder form through the nose)

поню́хать

ponjúxatʹ

(to make a short audible inhalation)

почу́ять

počújatʹ

(to perceive vaguely)

приню́хаться

prinjúxatʹsja

(to make a short audible inhalation)

приню́хиваться

prinjúxivatʹsja

(to make a short audible inhalation)

фы́ркать

fýrkatʹ

(to be dismissive or contemptuous)

фы́ркнуть

fýrknutʹ

(to be dismissive or contemptuous)

чу́ять

čújatʹ

(to perceive vaguely)

шмы́гать

šmýgatʹ

(to make a short audible inhalation)

шмыгну́ть

šmygnútʹ

(to make a short audible inhalation)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.