sniffed

verb

Definition of sniffednext
past tense of sniff
as in smelled
to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose a curious cat sniffing the flowers in the garden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed
  1. smelled
  2. inhaled
  3. smelt
Verb
  • For me, culture is that when a comedy was on at home, our house smelled nicer.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon's perfume savings have truly never smelled better.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of smelled
Verb
  • Public health officials say human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Human infections are rare, and the CDC maintains that the risk is low, but humans can be infected if the virus gets into a their eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of inhaled
Verb
  • Just to obtain the metals inside your 4.5-ounce iPhone, 75 pounds of ore had to be pulled up, crushed, and smelted, releasing up to 100 pounds of carbon dioxide.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The state civil protection office said in a social media post that the blast was likely caused after smelting apparatus collapsed.
    Reuters, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of smelt
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