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31sniff — snif ou sniff [ snif ] interj. • v. 1970; angl. amér. sniff, de to sniff « renifler » ♦ Onomatopée désignant un bruit de reniflement. Quel chagrin ! Snif, snif ! ● sniff nom masculin (anglais to sniff, renifler) Argot. Prise de cocaïne ou d… …
32sniff — sniff1 [ snıf ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have been crying: Amanda sniffed and wiped her nose. It wasn t my fault! he sniffed. a ) to smell something: sniff at: Henry… …
33sniff — peck·sniff·ery; peck·sniff·ian; sniff·er; sniff·i·ly; sniff·i·ness; sniff·ing·ly; sniff·ish; sniff; peck·sniff·ian·ism; sniff·ish·ly; sniff·ish·ness; …
34sniff — I UK [snɪf] / US verb Word forms sniff : present tense I/you/we/they sniff he/she/it sniffs present participle sniffing past tense sniffed past participle sniffed * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example …
35sniff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, good, long ▪ little, slight, small ▪ loud VERB + SNIFF …
36sniff — 01. The child wiped away a tear, and [sniffed] a couple of times. 02. Children in the isolated village have been [sniffing] gasoline to get over their boredom. 03. If you [sniff] glue, it could cause serious health problems. 04. The lion raised… …
37sniff around — phrasal verb sniff around or sniff round [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sniff around : present tense I/you/we/they sniff around he/she/it sniffs around present participle sniffing around past tense sniffed around past participle sniffed… …
38sniff round — phrasal verb sniff around or sniff round [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sniff around : present tense I/you/we/they sniff around he/she/it sniffs around present participle sniffing around past tense sniffed around past participle sniffed… …
39sniff — /snɪf / (say snif) verb (i) 1. to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalation. 2. to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle, as with emotion. –verb (t) 3. to draw in or up through the nose by sniffing, as air, smells, liquid, powder,… …
40sniff at — SCORN, disdain, hold in contempt, look down one s nose at, treat as inferior, look down on, sneer at, scoff at; informal turn one s nose up at. → sniff * * * sniff at [phrasal verb] sniff at (something) : to show dislike or disapproval of… …
