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
verb Download 🔗Share To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt. Examples : ""After failing the test, Maria was sniffing, 'It's not fair!'" " body sensation communication attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perceive vaguely Examples : "I can sniff trouble coming from the basement." sensation physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be dismissive or contemptuous of something. Examples : "This opportunity is not to be sniffed at." attitude character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network. Examples : "A hacker was sniffing the school's Wi-Fi network to steal students' passwords. " computing internet technology signal communication electronics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose. Examples : ""The police arrested him for sniffing cocaine in the back alley." " substance action body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sniff sound or action. Examples : "The dog's sniffing at the door told us someone was outside. " sound action sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading