Sniffing
[snɪf]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sniff
(n.) A rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and the air drawn in through the nose.
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Examples
- Again scampering devious, bounding here, rushing there, snuffing and sniffing everywhere; she at last discovered me in classe. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I consider his planting one of his menial tools in the yard, an act of sneaking and sniffing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Then she distinctly heard the beast outside sniffing at the door, not two feet from where she crouched. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Louisa languidly leaned upon the window looking out, without looking at anything, while young Thomas stood sniffing revengefully at the fire. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Next (to clear the ground before coming to business), you've placed in this yard a skulking, a sneaking, and a sniffing, menial. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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