Definitions for sniffing
sniff·ing

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1. sniffingnoun

   A sniff sound or action.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Sniffing

   of Sniff

2. Sniffingnoun

   a rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and the air drawn in through the nose

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sniffing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sniffing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sniffing in a Sentence

1. John Manley:

   The market is sniffing out a bottom in the underlying commodity and we are seeing a bounce in energy stocks from having been oversold in the last month or so, it's in no one's interest for oil to go any lower; not in ours, or OPEC’s.

2. John Manley:

   The market is sniffing out a bottom in the underlying commodity and we are seeing a bounce in energy stocks from having been oversold in the last month or so, it's in no one's interest for oil to go any lower; not in ours, or OPEC's.

3. Allen Ginsberg:

   Nobody saves America by sniffing cocaine, jiggling your knees blankly in the rain, when it snows in your nose you catch cold in your brain.

4. Robert Selhorst:

   My dog’s tail was wagging. He was just sniffing his dog and the guy, like night and day, flipped out.

5. Christopher Willingham:

   Through all of her treatment, and despite the pain she was in, her temperament never changed. - Cpl. Juan Rodriguez There were no human casualties during Lucca’s bomb-sniffing patrols. Her career ended in March 2012 when she lost her leg and suffered chest burns from a bombing in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Cpl. Juan Rodriguez, who was her handler at the time, stayed by her side throughout each step of Lucca’s recovery. The explosion was huge and I immediately feared the worst for Lucca, i ran to her and saw her struggling to get up. I picked her up and ran to the shelter of a nearby tree line, applied a tourniquet to her injured leg and called the medics to collect us.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sniffing
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sniffing