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. Jerry Guilbert:

   Before we send humans in to clear a building or check that critical infrastructure site for IED contamination, one of things that we'll do is bring these specially-trained mine detecting dogs up to sniff the perimeter, determine if there are explosives in that building and based on where the dogs may be indicating, find out where in the building perhaps do we think those explosive hazards are.

2. Claire Guest:

   There have already been so many fantastic achievements in the dogs work to detect human disease, and I believe they can be trained to sniff out COVID-19.

3. Mick Bailey:

   Infection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2 has been reported, both asymptomatic and associated with variable levels of disease as in humans, so using dogs deliberately to sniff breath and clothes from potentially infected people seems a bit of a risk to the dogs, let alone their handlers.

4. Gary Richardson:

   Sega goes over to Zeus' head and puts Gary Richardson paws up on the table and takes a sniff, gary Richardson ears came back, Gary Richardson got down, Gary Richardson instantly jumped on the sofa next to me and put Gary Richardson head on my thigh in sorrow. At that moment not only was my family broken, but his own mother was broken.

5. Franklin Templeton:

   If we do get a little sniff of higher yields or a wee bit of inflation or even a return to growth or even the Fed trying to get through to a second rate hike, we think the valuations (of banks) could start to reflect an improving fundamental scenario.