sniff
(transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
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Oh no. Oh no! Do not look upon me. Do not snarl or sniff! I beg you! If you wish to battle, please, let us get it over with!
This is no laughing matter, THE FUPA SNIFF TEST IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
I think that there is such a wide breadth of brainrot on FB now that anything can now pass a sniff test to the nose-blind inhabitants. Imagine a world where this sort of harm to public understanding was considered wor…
Police said a K-9 conducted an open air sniff around the vehicle and alerted police to the suspected presence of narcotics.
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(transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off.
“Oh no. Oh no! Do not look upon me. Do not snarl or sniff! I beg you! If you wish to battle, please, let us get it over with!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is no laughing matter, THE FUPA SNIFF TEST IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I think that there is such a wide breadth of brainrot on FB now that anything can now pass a sniff test to the nose-blind inhabitants. Imagine a world where this sort of harm to public understanding was considered worthy of tackling as an ‘online harm’…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Police said a K-9 conducted an open air sniff around the vehicle and alerted police to the suspected presence of narcotics.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“WHEN YOU ARE FORCED TO SNIFF ALL BOYS SOCKS AT PARTY🔥🔥🔥🔥 #bully #group #socks #latino #maleslave #humilation #feet #boyfeet #malefeet #party More here: pinklink.cz/boyfeet”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.
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(transitive) To perceive vaguely.
"He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.
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