Sniff /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Sniffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniffing

1. To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.

   So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven.

1. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.
2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.

1. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.