Definitions For Sniff

noun

  • Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
  • An act or the sound of drawing air into the nose especially in order to smell something or because you are sick or have been crying
  • An expression of dislike or disapproval
  • A small amount or sign ofsomething

verb

  • Inhale audibly through the nose
  • Perceive by inhaling through the nose
  • To take air into your nose in short breaths that are loud enough to be heard
  • To smell (something or someone) by putting your nose close to it and taking air in through your nose in short breaths
  • To take (something, such as fumes or a drug) into your body by inhaling it through your nose in order to get intoxicated

Is Sniffs a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Sniff is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sniff in a Sentence

  • She sniffed and wiped her nose with a tissue.
  • She put perfume on her wrist and sniffed it.
  • The dog sniffed the carpet.
  • She said that she felt fine, but her sniffs and coughs told a different story.
  • “I refuse to answer that question,” she said with a sniff.
  • He wanted to avoid the slightest sniff of a scandal.

Synonyms for Sniff

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