Definitions for sniff
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sniff, snuffverb

   sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

2. sniff, whiffverb

   perceive by inhaling through the nose

   "sniff the perfume"

3. sniff, sniffleverb

   inhale audibly through the nose

   "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sniffnoun

   An instance of sniffing.

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

2. sniffnoun

   A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose

3. sniffnoun

   A brief perception

4. sniffverb

   To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.

5. sniffverb

   To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness

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

6. sniffverb

   To perceive vaguely

   I can sniff trouble coming from the basement.

7. sniffverb

   To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Sniffverb

   To draw breath audibly up the nose.

   Etymology: sniffa, Swedish.

   So then you look’d scornful, and snift at the dean,
   As, who should say, now am I skinny and lean? Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sniff

   Sniff is the act of inhaling air sharply through the nose to detect a smell, or due to a cold or in sadness. It can also refer to the act of perceiving or detecting something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sniffverb

   to draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt

2. Sniffverb

   to draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country

3. Sniffverb

   to perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger

4. Sniffnoun

   the act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air

5. Etymology: [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See Snuff, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sniff

   Sniff is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Sniff is Moomintroll's immature friend and later adopted brother. He is the son of the Muddler and the Fuzzy. He is one of the few characters in the Moomin series who is sincerely interested in money, and is always on the lookout for another way to get rich quick. This trait in him is often played as a contrast to Snufkin, who doesn't care much about worldly belongings, and their two different philosophies sometimes clash—although Snufkin is generally portrayed as the wiser of the two. Particularly in the earlier books, Sniff seems to be younger than the other major characters, and many of his negative qualities can be said to be those of a thoughtless child; he is selfish, greedy and quick to push all responsibility over on other people, but he is not malicious or mean-spirited. He's also easily frightened or upset, and not very fond of taking risks, although he will often overcome his fears if there's a chance of treasure or wealth. Sniff is one of the first characters introduced in the series; in fact, he is the first person Moomintroll and Moominmamma encounter on their journey in The Moomins and the Great Flood, although he has not yet been given an actual name and is referred throughout the story simply as "the small creature."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sniff

   snif, v.t. to draw in with the breath through the nose.—v.i. to snuff or draw in air sharply through the nose: to snuff.—n. perception of smell: a short sharp inhalation, or the sound made by such.—v.i. Snif′fle, to snuffle.—n. Snif′fler, a slight breeze.—adj. Snif′fy, inclined to be disdainful.—vs.i. Snift, to sniff, snivel; Snift′er, to sniff.—n. a sniff: (pl.) stoppage of the nasal passages in catarrh: (slang) a dram: (U.S.) a severe storm.—n. Snift′ing-valve, an air-valve connecting with a steam-cylinder, as in a condensing engine—also Tail-valve, Blow-valve.—adj. Snift′y (slang), having a tempting smell. [Scand.; Dan. snive, snuff; Ger. schnieben.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sniff

   1. To watch packets traversing a network. Most often in the phrase packet sniffer, a program for doing same. 2. Synonym for poll.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SNIFF

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sniff is ranked #62714 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sniff surname appeared 319 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sniff.
   
   97.8% or 312 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Inhale

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sniff' in Verbs Frequency: #1054

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to say sniff in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sniff in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sniff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sniff in a Sentence

1. April Hamlin:

   Apparently she went to the race start and took off win the runners at the starting shot. She stayed with a few of the front runners, ran off to sniff some animal carcasses, romp in the water, and then back to the race. I understand she stayed on the course for 13.1 miles, finished seventh, and was the highest placed female.

2. Jerry Guilbert:

   Before we send humans in to clear a building or check that critical infrastructure site for IED contamination, one of things that we'll do is bring these specially-trained mine detecting dogs up to sniff the perimeter, determine if there are explosives in that building and based on where the dogs may be indicating, find out where in the building perhaps do we think those explosive hazards are.

3. Franklin Templeton:

   If we do get a little sniff of higher yields or a wee bit of inflation or even a return to growth or even the Fed trying to get through to a second rate hike, we think the valuations (of banks) could start to reflect an improving fundamental scenario.

4. Brian Johns:

   Dayton Police Department policy requires the occupants of the vehicle to exit for their own safety and safety of the K-9 officer to perform this free-air sniff.

5. Loren:

   Like the herd animals we are, we sniff warily at the strange one among us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sniff
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sniff
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sniff
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sniff
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sniff
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sniff
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Sniff
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sniff