to sniff
61sniff — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling < sniffed at the flowers > 2. to show or express disdain or scorn 3. snoop, nose < sni …
62sniff out — verb a) To find something using the sense of smell. Because they have far more powerful noses than humans, dogs are ideal to sniff out drugs. b) to find, especially to find something that cannot be seen …
63sniff out — Synonyms and related words: be warm, burn, follow, follow a clue, follow up, get wind of, hunt down, nose, nose out, run down, run to earth, scent, shadow, smell, smell out, sniff, stalk, tail, trace, trace down, track, track down, trail …
64sniff\ out — • ferret out literary • sniff out • smell out v To hunt or drive from hiding; to bring out into the open; search for and find. Jane smelled out the boys secret hiding place in the woods. John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library …
65sniff round — see sniff around …
66sniff — snɪf n. short inhalation through the nose; sound of a sniff; odor, scent v. inhale through the nose; smell; express disapproval by making a sniffing sound; take into the the nose by inhaling; perceive, sense …
67sniff around/round — informal investigate something covertly. → sniff …
68sniff something out — informal discover something by investigation. → sniff …
69sniff at — how dare you sniff at me just because I m poor? Syn: 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 …
70sniff out — informal McMahon and Romero were sent uptown to sniff out the source of these letters Syn: detect, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth …
