sniff

sniff
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noun
ADJECTIVE
deep, good, long
little, slight, small
loud
VERB + SNIFF
give

She gave a loud sniff of disapproval.

hear
get, have, take

to get a sniff of fresh air

PREPOSITION
between sniffs

‘I'm sorry,’ he said between sniffs.

with a sniff

‘I'm fine,’ she said with a sniff.

sniff at

The dog had a good sniff at the bushes.

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verb
ADVERB
loudly

She wiped her eyes and sniffed loudly.

deeply
a little
carefully, delicately
appreciatively

He sniffed appreciatively. ‘Smells delicious. What is it?’

disdainfully, haughtily
suspiciously
back

The woman sniffed back her tears.

PREPOSITION
at

The dog sniffed at his shoes.

Sniff is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog
Sniff is used with these nouns as the object: ↑air, ↑cocaine, ↑coke, ↑glue, ↑solvent

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