sniffing
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Definitions ofsniffing
- To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
Example: "I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off."
- To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
Example: ""He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him."
- To perceive vaguely
Example: "I can sniff trouble coming from the basement."
- To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
Example: "This opportunity is not to be sniffed at."
- To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
- To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose.
- A sniff sound or action.
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