sniff
/snɪf/ noun C2- An instance of sniffing. · She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.
- A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose.
- A brief perception, or tiny amount.
- Cocaine.
- A toddler or young child.
Plural sniffs
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“You’re both queer enough, if that’s what you mean by kindred spirits,” said Marilla with a sniff.
He could not refer it to Marilla, who, he felt, would be quite sure to sniff scornfully and remark that the only difference she saw between Anne and the other girls was that they sometimes kept their tongues quiet while Anne never did.
Marilla emitted a sound between a sniff and a grunt.
On seeing him lying still the creature had probably approached to sniff at him, but finding him dead had turned away again.
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