burun kıvırma

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Turkish - English
sniff
To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something
{v} to draw the breath audibly by the nose
perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt
If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue. + sniffer sniffers sniff·er teenage glue sniffers
to be dismissive or contemptuous of something
an instance of sniffing
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume
perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume
A social custom to use when you greet other dogs Place your nose as close as you can to the other dog's rear end and inhale deeply, repeat several times, or until your person makes you stop
{i} short inhalation through the nose; sound of a sniff; odor, scent
To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country
To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger
{f} inhale through the nose; smell; express disapproval by making a sniffing sound; take into the the nose by inhaling; perceive, sense
You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt. `Tourists!' she sniffed
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air
To sniff drugs and solvents
If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near. You know what they'll be like if they get a sniff of a murder investigation Have the Press got a sniff yet? Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post. = whiff, hint

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