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Webster 1913 Edition

Sniff

Sniff

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sniffed
or
Snift
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sniffing
.]
[OE.
sneven
; akin to
snivel
,
snuff
; cf. Dan.
snive
to sniff. See
Snuff
,
Verb.
T.
]
To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; – sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
So ye grow squeamish, gods, and
sniff
at heaven.
M. Arnold.

Sniff

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To draw in with the breath through the nose;
as, to
sniff
the air of the country
.
2.
To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell;
as, to
sniff
danger
.

Sniff

,
Noun.
The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing;
as, a
sniff
of air
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sniff

SNIFF

,
Verb.
I.
To draw air audibly up the nose. [See Snuff.]

SNIFF

,
Verb.
T.
To draw in with the breath. [Not in use.]

SNIFF

,
Noun.
Perception by the nose. [Not in use.]

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