Толковый словарь английского языка - sniff
Sniff
sniff
I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling , to show or express disdain or scorn, snoop , nose , transitive verb to smell or take by inhalation through the nose, to utter contemptuously, to recognize or detect by or as if by smelling , II. noun Date: 1767 an act or sound of ~ing, a quantity that is ~ed
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. draw up air audibly through the nose to stop it running or to detect a smell or as an expression of contempt. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) draw in (a scent, drug, liquid, or air) through the nose. 3 tr. draw in the scent of (food, drink, flowers, etc.) through the nose. --n. 1 an act or sound of sniffing. 2 the amount of air etc. sniffed up. Phrases and idioms sniff at 1 try the smell of; show interest in. 2 show contempt for or discontent with. sniff out detect; discover by investigation. Derivatives sniffingly adv. Etymology: ME, imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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