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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sniff  \Sniff\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Sniffed}or  {Snift};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Sniffing}.]  [OE.  sneven;  akin  to  snivel,  snuff;  cf 
  Dan.  snive  to  sniff.  See  {Snuff},  v.  t.] 
  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.  --M. 
  Arnold. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sniffing  \Sniff"ing\,  n.  (Physiol.) 
  A  rapid  inspiratory  act  in  which  the  mouth  is  kept  shut  and 
  the  air  drawn  in  through  the  nose. 




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