verb Download 🔗Share To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. Examples : "I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off." physiology sensation body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network. Examples : "A hacker sniffed the network traffic at the coffee shop to steal users' passwords. " computing internet communication technology electronics signal technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose. Examples : "The police suspected the man had sniffed cocaine because he had white powder around his nostrils. " substance body action medicine human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading