sniff
سنف
definition
verb
his dog sniffed at my trousers
draw in air audibly through the nose to detect a smell, to stop it from running, or to express contempt.
noun
he gave a sniff of disapproval
an act or sound of drawing air through the nose.
example
A loud 'sniff' resounded in the room and I snickered.
To be fair, the resulting record didn't even have a 'sniff' of desperation around it, but it remained a scrappy work from perhaps the one band most people considered to be absolutely bulletproof.
The lady carefully pouted, and gave a loud 'sniff' .
he gave a 'sniff' of disapproval
And without another word, and only a single 'sniff' , she turned on her heel and began home, walking at first before she made her way onto the next street and broke into tears.
Once you're offered a 'sniff' of a lucky break, be willing and reliable - if you keep turning down unpalatable shifts, don't expect them to keep offering work to you.
And I would see people subtly 'sniff' the air and then their own clothing, not sure whether it was themselves that were smelling slightly off or not.
It would have been a great opportunity just to get a 'sniff' , a chance, that you could try and turn in to something much more.
Nothing will stop him trying to 'sniff' out chances.
It didn't take much wandering to gather a large handful of the tiny light green leaves; just a 'sniff' of them honed my hunger.
his drug use was confined to a 'sniff' of amyl nitrite
The downside to this is that you turn into a cautionary cynic, not trusting anything that comes out of a publisher's mouth and avoiding anything with a 'sniff' of hype.
None gave a 'sniff' of atmosphere or a hint of the third dimension of depth that is lacking in all televisual presentations.
These players won't get a 'sniff' at England's World Cup squad.
Did you go on to other people's labs and 'sniff' out to see whether there were any signs of producing stuff for nasty purposes rather than just research purposes?
‘I've caught somesing,’ she replied then interrupted with a loud 'sniff' .
It seems like the latter until the media gets a 'sniff' of a racy story and the girls are suddenly on a roller coaster ride of global media attention.
Like I mention in all my articles, search engines are getting smarter and can detect and 'sniff' out a network of web sites created to help one thing, profit.
She heard his 'sniff' of disbelief, but she didn't let that deter her.
But you can definitely see some clubs having a bit of a 'sniff' of him because the lad has a lot to offer.
they're off at the first 'sniff' of trouble
his drug use was confined to a 'sniff' of amyl nitrite
‘I came here for justice,’ she said, ‘but didn't get a 'sniff' of it from him.’
He may now be saying he wants to spend more time with his young son, but come next season the 'sniff' of liniment might become something he can't refuse.
They know what success is about and they have got a 'sniff' of it again.
If there is a 'sniff' of politics in deciding this issue I believe the electoral punishment for that side would be ruthless.
Everyone in the county will know someone who fits the bill - a middle aged man, living alone in the middle of rural Ireland, someone who doesn't look like he ever got so much as a 'sniff' of a woman.
An easier life-lesson would be greatly appreciated, she thought while sounding a 'sniff' .
Now, whether you seek our civilisation in religion, language, values, aesthetics or habits of thought, you get only a myth or a 'sniff' of it, never the real thing.
She was a left-wing Labour parliamentary candidate long before her husband-to-be got a 'sniff' of elected office.
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