sniff🔊

To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.

To perceive vaguely.

To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner.

To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with ''at''.

(computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.

(UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form. +

An instance of sniffing.

A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose.

(colloquial) A brief perception, or tiny amount.

(slang) Cocaine.

(slang) A toddler or young child.

{{n-g|A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.}}