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Sniff
v. sniffed, sniff·ing, sniffs
v. intr.
1.
1. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.
2. To sniffle.
2. To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held.
3. To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner: The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.
4. Informal. To pry; snoop: The reporters came sniffing around for more details.
v. tr.
1. To inhale forcibly through the nose: sniffed the cool morning air.
2. To smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.
3. To perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing: dogs that sniffed out the trail through the snow; sniffed trouble ahead.
4. To utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner: The countess sniffed her disapproval.
n.
1. An instance or the sound of sniffing.
2. Something sniffed or perceived by or as if by sniffing; a whiff: a sniff of perfume; a sniff of scandal.
Snort
n.
1.
1. A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.
2. A similar sound: the snort of a steam engine.
2. Slang.
1. A drink of liquor, especially when swallowed in one gulp.
2. Cocaine or heroin, especially a small amount sniffed at one time.
3. The liquor or drug so taken.
v. snort·ed, snort·ing, snorts
v. intr.
1.
1. To breathe noisily and forcefully through the nostrils.
2. To make a sound resembling noisy exhalation: “The wind snorted across the Kansas plains” (Gail Sheehy).
2. To make an abrupt noise expressive of scorn, ridicule, or contempt.
3. Slang. To ingest a drug, such as cocaine or heroin, by sniffing.
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