sniff

English Thesaurus

1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose (noun.act)

hypernym	:	smell, smelling,
definition	:	the act of perceiving the odor of something (noun.act)

2. inhale audibly through the nose (verb.body)

hypernym	:	breathe in, inhale, inspire,
definition	:	draw in (air) (verb.body)

3. perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	smell,
definition	:	inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense (verb.perception)

4. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose (noun.act)

derivation	:	snuff,
definition	:	inhale audibly through the nose (verb.body)

derivation	:	sniff, whiff,
definition	:	perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)

derivation	:	snuff, snuffle,
definition	:	sniff or smell inquiringly (verb.perception)

5. inhale audibly through the nose (verb.body)

derivation	:	sniffle, snivel, snuffle,
definition	:	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) (noun.act)

derivation	:	sniffer,
definition	:	a person who sniffs (noun.person)

6. perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)

also	:	nose out, scent out, smell out, sniff out,
definition	:	recognize or detect by or as if by smelling (verb.perception)

derivation	:	sniff, snuff,
definition	:	sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose (noun.act)

derivation	:	sniffer,
definition	:	a person who sniffs (noun.person)

7. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose (noun.act)

derivation	:	snuff,
definition	:	inhale audibly through the nose (verb.body)

derivation	:	sniff, whiff,
definition	:	perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)

derivation	:	snuff, snuffle,
definition	:	sniff or smell inquiringly (verb.perception)

8. inhale audibly through the nose (verb.body)

derivation	:	sniffle, snivel, snuffle,
definition	:	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) (noun.act)

derivation	:	sniffer,
definition	:	a person who sniffs (noun.person)

9. perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)

also	:	nose out, scent out, smell out, sniff out,
definition	:	recognize or detect by or as if by smelling (verb.perception)

derivation	:	sniff, snuff,
definition	:	sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose (noun.act)

derivation	:	sniffer,
definition	:	a person who sniffs (noun.person)