Synonyms for sniff
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1. sniff, snuffverb

   sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

   Synonyms:
   snuff

2. sniff, whiffverb

   perceive by inhaling through the nose

   "sniff the perfume"

   Synonyms:
   sniffle, whiff, puff

3. sniff, sniffleverb

   inhale audibly through the nose

   "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"

   Synonyms:
   sniffle, whiff, snuffle, blub, blubber, snivel

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1. • Inhale

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1. wuffle

   to sniff gently

   the large bear wuffled the sweet berrys

   Submitted by anonymous on February 17, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sniffverb

   Synonyms:
   snuff

2. sniffverb

   Synonyms:
   snuff, inhale, breathe, breathe in

3. sniffnoun

   Synonyms:
   snuff

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. sniffnoun

   Synonyms:
   snuff, breath

2. sniffverb

   Synonyms:
   snuff, scent, smell

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1. List of paraphrases for "sniff":

   snort, sniffing, smell

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1. Mary McCarthy:

   Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near the source of infection, supposedly in a scientific spirit, but really to sniff the vapors and dally with the possibility.

2. April Hamlin:

   Apparently she went to the race start and took off win the runners at the starting shot. She stayed with a few of the front runners, ran off to sniff some animal carcasses, romp in the water, and then back to the race. I understand she stayed on the course for 13.1 miles, finished seventh, and was the highest placed female.

3. Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher:

   He's a winner. He's made billions. He's dated beautiful women. His wife is a model. That's not to sniff at. And a lot of people believe he can bring that kind of success to the White House.

4. Loren:

   Like the herd animals we are, we sniff warily at the strange one among us.

5. Khadija Abraham:

   Experiments show that these rats can detect a sample with TB parasites in a second and evidence has shown that they are able to sniff out even those with very minimal parasites.