Definitions

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  • noun As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff.

Etymologies

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nose +‎ -ful

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Examples

  • Add the vinegar, being careful not to get a noseful of the acidic fumes that will rise when the vinegar hits the hot pan.

    The City Cook Kate McDonough 2010

  • He handed her the coffee, sniffing back a noseful of congestion and swallowing.

    The God Hater Bill Myers 2010

  • Yes, yes, I know, I should never commend any advertising strategy because in the end companies only do things if they think it's going to move their product and make them a noseful of money.

    Paul Feig: In Praise of ... Dove??? 2008

  • As I was trying to tape, I breathed in a noseful of dust and tree pollen that doubled me over coughing.

    Archive 2004-05-01 Michael Evans 2004

  • As I was trying to tape, I breathed in a noseful of dust and tree pollen that doubled me over coughing.

    Archive 2004-05-02 Michael Evans 2004

  • As I was trying to tape, I breathed in a noseful of dust and tree pollen that doubled me over coughing.

    View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2004

  • Instead, I got a noseful of something expensive and probably French, since Sophie liked to tear the perfume samples out of the magazines.

    Goodnight Nobody Jennifer Weiner 2005

  • Instead, I got a noseful of something expensive and probably French, since Sophie liked to tear the perfume samples out of the magazines.

    Goodnight Nobody Jennifer Weiner 2005

  • Instead, I got a noseful of something expensive and probably French, since Sophie liked to tear the perfume samples out of the magazines.

    Goodnight Nobody Jennifer Weiner 2005

  • He grasped her upper arms too late and found himself with a noseful of soft curls before she jerked back her head with a squeak of alarm and her nose collided with his.

    Slightly Dangerous Balogh, Mary 2004

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