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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sniff . - noun Plural form of
sniff .
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Examples
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When she sniffs, which is often, she refers to "my allergies".
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But I can't imagine he's any more pleased by the patronizingly superior attitude King himself now directs toward the horror genre--the article mentions that King's editor "sniffs" my emphasis, "Steve does not see himself as a 'horror' writer."
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In fact, the volume of poisonous vapour evolved from one of these bottles is such, that I advise my readers not to take "sniffs" therefrom, lest severe headaches, or worse results, should follow.
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She tossed them over with her great paws, and then left them, and walked round the trunk, looking upward, at intervals uttering loud "sniffs," that sounded like the
The Boy Hunters Mayne Reid 1850
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Weird and wonderful greetings TRAVELLERS wanting to experience the traditional greetings of tribes from around the world should brace themselves for cheek "sniffs" and bloody milk offerings.
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He kind of sniffs it before he eats it, which shows me a little hesitation - not the inhaling of a bacon treat or a Dorito, for that matter.
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"sniffs," as if you were smelling aromatic salts or ammonia and did not wish to get too strong a "whiff."
The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath William Walker Atkinson 1897
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A wine expert and fragrance fanatic sniffs out a round of intoxicating new scents.
Scents And Sensibility Lettie Teague 2011
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The White House sniffs trouble and this week rushed to issue its first Gulf deep-water permit since the spill.
Obama's Gas Price Migraine Kimberley A. Strassel 2011
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"I imagine what they're doing isn't proper sushi-making," sniffs Masanori Nakamura, the 41-year-old owner of Sushi Nakamura in Tokyo, which has been awarded one Michelin star.
Hot Women Serving Cold Fish Make for Raw Feelings in Tokyo Mariko Sanchanta 2011
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