Word Meaning

sniff definition and meaning

v. t. To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
v. t. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.
v. t. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.
n. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.

Crossword clues for sniff

- Draw up air through the nose
- Hay fever sign
- Inhale briefly
- Inhale through the nose
- Nasal sound
- Runny nose response
- Smell