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51Sniff ’n’ the Tears — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Driver’s Seat D: 32 – 21.10.1991 – 18 Wo. GB: 42 – 23.6.1979 – 5 Wo. USA: 15 – 18.8.1979 – 9 Wo. Alben Fickle Heart D: 35 – 28.5.1979 – 12 Wo. The Game’s Up D: 37 – 2.6.1980 – 8 Wo. Love Action D: 58 …
52Sniff — Snịff 〈m. 6; umg.〉 das Sniffen * * * Snịff, der; s, s [engl. sniff, eigtl. = das Schnüffeln, zu: to sniff, ↑sniffen] (Jargon): das Sniffen …
53sniff — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, artificial respiration, aspirate, aspiration, assibilate, assibilation, asthmatic wheeze, be warm, blow, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, breathing, broken wind, burn,… …
54sniff — v. (D; intr.) to sniff at (the dog sniffed at her) * * * [snɪf] (D; intr.) to sniff at (the dog sniffed at her) …
55sniff out — to kill Perhaps a corruption of snuff (out), because it means literally no more than to detect: ... before some busybody at the top sniffs out Sniffers. (Manning, 1977, writing about a killing not a detection) To take a long (deep)… …
56sniff — verb 1》 draw air audibly through the nose. 2》 (sniff around/round) informal investigate something covertly. ↘(sniff something out) informal discover something by investigation. noun 1》 an act or sound of sniffing. 2》 informal a hint or sign.… …
57sniff — 1 verb 1 BREATHE NOISILY (I) to breathe air into your nose noisily, especially in short breaths: Stop sniffing why can t you blow your nose? 2 SMELL (I, T) to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something: He opened the milk and… …
58sniff — [[t]snɪf[/t]] v. i. 1) phl to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations 2) phl to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle 3) phl to smell by short inhalations 4) to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as if by sniffing 5) cvb phl to… …
59sniff — n. a drink of liquor. (See also snort.) □ I’d like just a sniff of that Scotch. □ Sure, have a sniff of whatever you want …
60sniff — v. & n. v. 1 intr. draw up air audibly through the nose to stop it running or to detect a smell or as an expression of contempt. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) draw in (a scent, drug, liquid, or air) through the nose. 3 tr. draw in the scent of (food …
