sniff

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) (Canada) (AU) enPR: snĭf, IPA ^(key): /snɪf/
• (NZ) IPA ^(key): /snəf/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form sniff

Third-person singular sniffs

Past tense sniffed

Past participle sniffed

Present participle sniffing

1. An act of breathing to find out what the smell is.

   The dog sniffed the floor to find for any bones.