sniff (at)

verb

Definition of sniff (at)next
as in to walk over
to show contempt for her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniff (at)
  1. disdain
  2. hate
  3. disrespect
  4. despise
  5. diss
Verb
  • As a student at The John Carroll School, Paula Etting disdained public office.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Good free-market neoliberals had historically disdained this idea, believing government attempts to meddle in the economy would have bad results.
    Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of disdain
Verb
  • Calming spray Unlike dogs, who often enjoy walks, indoor cats usually hate being taken out of their home environment.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • One who hates raisins and one who’s afraid of the wind.
    Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of hate
Verb
  • The line in question addresses white comics who disrespect Black women, an obvious nod to Schulz going viral this year for his jokes aimed at Black women during a chat with podcast duo James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu of Shxtsngigs.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Employees who feel ignored or disrespected are less likely to engage fully in their work or remain loyal to the organization.
    Maria Alonso, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of disrespect
Verb
  • White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Beatles ’64 captures how widely the band was despised at the time by the adult establishment, from Bob Hope to the British Embassy.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of despise
Verb
  • Drake and Kendrick dissed each other again ...and again.. and again.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Before Drake’s recent litigious exploits, Cole’s decision to rescind his Kendrick Lamar diss was the most blasphemous hip-hop move of the year.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of diss
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