Search

What is another word for sniffs?

Pronunciation: [snˈɪfs] (IPA)

When it comes to describing the action of inhaling through the nose, there are a variety of words that can be used in place of "sniffs." One option is "snorts," which conveys a more forceful and audible breath in. "Whiffs" suggests a quick, shallow inhalation, while "snuffles" conveys a softer and more continuous action. "Scenting" may be used to describe the act of intentionally smelling a particular odor, while "sniffles" can imply a blocked or runny nose. "Nosing" is another possible synonym that can be used to describe the action of inhaling through the nose, particularly when it comes to animals following a scent trail.
Hypernyms
Usage examples
Famous quotes
Search

What are the hypernyms for Sniffs?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Sniffs

A few sniffs, a few whispers in the ear, and other dog-like courtesies were then exchanged, after which they both set out together for Cupar, where they worried almost every dog in the town, and, returning home, were ever afterwards on the most friendly terms.
"Stories of Animal Sagacity"
W.H.G. Kingston
Often he sniffs first, but you don't hear that until after it is done.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost
Mrs. Kant was a large, busy woman, like a horse-a horse who dislikes other horses and sniffs an enemy in every wind.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole

Famous quotes with Sniffs

  • In me the tiger sniffs the rose.
    Siegfried Sassoon
  • Ordinary people aren't going to give up emotions and inspiration just because science sniffs at subjectivity. Science shouldn't be so edgy and defensive. Vandals aren't going to smash their way into laboratories and throw Bibles at the equipment.
    Deepak Chopra
  • King Ink strolls into town... He sniffs around.
    Nick Cave
  • I have, perhaps, too professional a point of view where deaths are concerned. They are divided, in my mind, into two classes — deaths which are my affair and deaths which are not my affair — and though the latter class is infinitely more numerous — nevertheless whenever I come in contact with death I am like the dog who lifts his head and sniffs the scent.
    Agatha Christie
  • Life being all inclusion and confusion, and art being all discrimination and selection, the latter, in search of the hard latent with which it alone is concerned, sniffs round the mass as instinctively and unerringly as a dog suspicious of some buried bone.
    Henry James

Word of the Day

Chases sign
The term "Chases sign" refers to a linguistic phenomenon known as synonymy, wherein multiple words or phrases are used interchangeably to convey a similar meaning. Synonyms for "Ch...