sniff

sniff · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To draw air audibly through the nose.

  2. 2.

    To smell something by sniffing.

  3. 3.

    [as noun]An act of sniffing.

Related words

See also: inhale, nose, smell
Synonyms: inhale, scent, smell

Etymology

From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin.