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sniff

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The meaning (definition) of the word sniff

to take a quick smell of something through your nose

The word sniff used in a sentence

I sniff the flower to smell how sweet it is.

Words that mean the same as sniff (synonyms)

smell

The plural of the word sniff

sniffs

How the word sniff is said around the world

Frenchrenifler (ruhneeflay)
Spanisholer (ohlayr)
Mandarin (xiù)
Hindiसूंघना (soongnah)
Arabicشم (shahmm)
Russianнюхнуть (niukhnut')
Portuguese (EU)cheirar (shayrahr)
Portuguese (BR)cheirar (shayrahr)
Japaneseクンクンと匂いを嗅ぐ (kunkun to nioi wo kagu)
Germanschnüffeln (shnufuhln)
Urduسونگھنا (sohnuhgnah)
Punjabiਸੁੰਘਣਾ (suunguhnah)
Korean맡다 (matda)
Hebrewלְרַחְרֵח (lrahkhraykh)
Greekόσφρηση (osphrese)
Dutchsnuiven (snerewvuhn)
Tagalogsinghutin (seenghooteen)
Vietnamesehít (heeurt)
Turkishkoklamak (kawklahmahk)
Persianبو کشیدن (boo kaysheedahn)
Polishpowąchać (pawvawnkhahch)
Ukrainianнюхати (nyukhaty)
Bengaliশুঁকে (shoonkay)
Swedishsniffa (snifah)
Italianannusare (ahnnuuzahray)

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