sniff

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) enPR: snĭf, IPA(key): /snɪf/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /snəf/ Rhymes: -ɪf === Verb === sniff (third-person singular simple present sniffs, present participle sniffing, simple past and past participle sniffed) (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. (transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt. (transitive) To perceive vaguely. (intransitive) To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner. To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at. (computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network. (slang, chiefly UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form. Synonym: snort ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hebrew: הִסְנִיף (hisníf) → Italian: sniffare → Portuguese: snifar → Spanish: esnifar → Catalan: esnifar → Swedish: sniffa → French: sniffer ==== Translations ==== === Noun === sniff (countable and uncountable, plural sniffs) (countable) An instance of sniffing. (countable) A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose. (countable, colloquial) A brief perception, or tiny amount. (uncountable, slang) Cocaine. (countable, slang) A toddler or young child. ==== Derived terms ==== bell sniff on the sniff ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === sniff A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === niffs == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === sniff m (plural sniffs) (recreational drugs) sniff