sniffing

Speech parts

1. sniffing - Noun

2. sniffing - Verb

Meaning

of Sniff

A rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and the air drawn in through the nose.

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Examples

You can never tell about a person by guessing...that's why language was invented. Otherwise, we'd all be like dogs, sniffing each other to find out where we stood. Alice Hoffman

It is hard to be brave," said Piglet, sniffing slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal. A. A. Milne

Nobody saves America by sniffing cocaine. Jiggling your knees blankeyed in the rain, when it snows in your nose you catch cold in your brain. Allen Ginsberg

The thing about a bush baby is that the male establishes its territory by peeing on his hands and putting it all on the walls. And after you've had a pair for about six months, you can see people coming into the house, sniffing and going: ‘Now, that's definitely not mulligatawny soup. David Attenborough

That was one of the things that interested me about the character. He doesn't want to be a hero, and has no real desire to save the earth or discover aliens. He's sniffing around looking to see what will fall in his lap. Orlando Jones

Sometimes I'm kind of spacey. I'm like Ferdinand the bull, sniffing the daisy, not aware of time, of what's going on in the real world. Richard Gere

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