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sniffs

  • plural of sniff.
  • present tense form of sniff (3rd person singular).

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But his glee quickly sours; Sniffs the plane guy, “Six hours to Dakar.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2017

Slowly, cautiously, like the groundhog in February, the great Los Angeles thrust her monstrous grey stern-snout out of the hangar at Lakehurst, N. J. Sniffs of the wind augured well for several days aloft.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sniffs one Boston Symphony official: "We mind our manners whether on the street or in Symphony Hall."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sniffs a CBS spokeswoman: "We didn't even charge them for the room."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sniffs again and turns the page of his newspaper.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender