sniffin

He opens the doh quick an 'slams it shut; den he heahs de cat a-scratchin' on de doh an kinda 'sniffin' 'bout, an 'Lijah, he lays down on de bed plumb wo'n out.

The Cat in Grandfather's House Carl Henry Grabo

"So you are Shorty McCabe, are you?" says she, givin 'me a customs inspector look-over, and kind of sniffin'.

Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907

The brute wur still comin 'nearer; but I noticed that he wur a-gwine slower an' slower, every now an 'agin risin' to his hind-feet, clawin 'his nose, an' sniffin 'the air.

The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850

"I'll not be havin 'the likes of you followin' me from ship to ship, an 'sniffin' at my heels ashore.

The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

Elvis was wandrin' 'round sniffin' things as dogs do, when his ears perked up an' he hopped into the mud on the riverbank.

The Celebrated Jumping Flippit of Tau-Ceti IV Hugh Barlow 2011

An 'she still a hollerin' at that thar libral-edjucated boy that got in her daughters knickers ... that boy in a heap o 'trouble ifn he comes sniffin' around the First trailer agin.

Palin gives 'stirring' gun rights speech at NRA dinner, says group 2009

Every once in a while they will come into the yard - a few years ago a doe and her fawns would be up near the house sniffin around.

Backyard Buck 2009

Every once in a while they will come into the yard - a few years ago a doe and her fawns would be up near the house sniffin around.

Backyard Buck 2009

They are narrow, so you will want to buy at least two rib holders in order to pack in enough to feed all the people who will come sniffin around.

Meathead Goldwyn: Barbecue & Grilling Holiday Gift Guide Meathead Goldwyn 2010

They are narrow, so you will want to buy at least two rib holders in order to pack in enough to feed all the people who will come sniffin around.

Meathead Goldwyn: Barbecue & Grilling Holiday Gift Guide Meathead Goldwyn 2010