Sniff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

perceive by inhaling through the nose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɪf/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈɪf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈɪf/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈɪf/.

Examples

sniff the perfume
the sick student was sniffling in the back row

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whiff sniffle snuff

Parts of Speech

noun	sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
verb	perceive by inhaling through the nose “sniff the perfume”
verb	inhale audibly through the nose “the sick student was sniffling in the back row”

Word Forms

sniff	verb	perceive by inhaling through the nose
snuff	verb	inhale audibly through the nose
sniff	noun	sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
sniffer	noun	a person who sniffs
sniffle	noun	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnüffeln

Wahrnehmung eines Geruchs durch Einatmen durch die Nase

🇫🇷French

renifler

sentir une odeur en inhalant par le nez

🇪🇸Spanish

oler

sentir un olor al inhalarlo por la nariz

🇮🇹Italian

annusare

percepire un odore inspirando attraverso il naso

🇳🇱Dutch

snuiven

een geur waarnemen door in te ademen door de neus

🇵🇹Portuguese

cheirar

sentindo um odor inalando pelo nariz

🇷🇺Russian

нюхать

ощущение запаха при вдыхании через нос

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूँघना

नाक से साँस लेने पर गंध का एहसास होना

🇧🇩Bengali

শুঁকে

নাক দিয়ে শ্বাস নেওয়ার মাধ্যমে গন্ধ অনুভব করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முகர்ந்து பார்க்க

மூக்கு வழியாக உள்ளிழுப்பதன் மூலம் ஒரு வாசனையை உணர்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పసిగట్టండి

ముక్కు ద్వారా పీల్చడం ద్వారా వాసనను గ్రహించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाकणे

नाकातून श्वास घेऊन गंध जाणवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુંઘવું

નાક દ્વારા શ્વાસમાં લઈને ગંધ અનુભવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಗುಮುರಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಮೂಗಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಉಸಿರಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವಾಸನೆಯನ್ನು ಗ್ರಹಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണം പിടിക്കുക

മൂക്കിലൂടെ ശ്വസിച്ച് ഒരു ദുർഗന്ധം അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਘ

ਨੱਕ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਸਾਹ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਗੰਧ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سونگھنا

ناک کے ذریعے سانس لے کر بدبو محسوس کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闻

通过鼻子吸气来感知气味

🇯🇵Japanese

匂いを嗅ぐ

鼻から吸い込むことで匂いを感じる

🇰🇷Korean

맡다

코를 통해 흡입하여 냄새를 감지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh hơi

cảm nhận mùi bằng cách hít qua mũi

🇹🇭Thai

สูดจมูก

การรับกลิ่นโดยการสูดดมทางจมูก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencium

merasakan bau dengan menghirup melalui hidung

🇵🇭Filipino

singhot

nakakaramdam ng amoy sa pamamagitan ng paglanghap sa ilong

🇲🇾Malay

menghidu

merasakan bau dengan menyedut melalui hidung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شم

استشعار الرائحة عن طريق الاستنشاق عن طريق الأنف

🇮🇷Persian

بو کشیدن

احساس بو با استنشاق از طریق بینی

🇹🇷Turkish

koklamak

burundan nefes alarak kokuyu hissetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְרַחְרֵח

תחושת ריח על ידי שאיפה דרך האף

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The primary meaning of 'sniff' is 'sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose'.

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Using 'sniff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'sniff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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