verb🔗ShareTo make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something."I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off."physiologysensationbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.""After being told she couldn't go to the party, Lily sniffed, 'Fine, I didn't want to go anyway.'" "soundactionbodyphysiologysensationcommunicationattitudelanguageconditionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo perceive vaguely"I can sniff trouble coming from the basement."sensationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be dismissive or contemptuous of something."This opportunity is not to be sniffed at."attitudecharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network."A hacker sniffed the network traffic at the coffee shop to steal users' passwords. "computinginternetcommunicationtechnologyelectronicssignaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose."The police suspected the man had sniffed cocaine because he had white powder around his nostrils. "substancebodyactionmedicinehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
