sniff
verb (used without object)
to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations.
am sniffing
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present progressiveof sniff (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Lately I have been learning Russian—and now I am sniffing.
From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Betty Keays-Young Salmon
