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  • 41sniff — 1. verb 1) she sniffed and blew her nose Syn: inhale, breathe in; snuffle 2) Sandra sniffed the socks and grimaced Syn: smell, scent, get a whiff of 2. noun 1) she gave a loud sniff Syn …

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  • 42sniff around — (in BRIT, also use sniff about, sniff round) 1) PHRASAL VERB If a person is sniffing around, they are trying to find out information about something, especially information that someone else does not want known. [INFORMAL] [V P] But really, what… …

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  • 43sniff — sniffingly, adv. /snif/, v.i. 1. to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations. 2. to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle. 3. to smell by short inhalations. 4. to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as by sniffing. v.t. 5. to… …

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  • 44sniff out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you sniff out something, you discover it after some searching. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] ...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal. [V P n (not pron)] ...those who like sniffing out bargains. [Also V… …

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  • 45sniff —    to inhale narcotics or stimulants illegally    Either cocaine:     Department wives who drink, analysts who are screwing their secretary, translators who sniff. (Deighton, 1994 just the one secretary, poor woman?)    or glue, especially by… …

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  • 46sniff — 1. verb 1) she sniffed and blew her nose Syn: inhale, snuffle 2) Tom sniffed the fruit Syn: smell, scent, get a whiff of 2. noun 1) she gave a loud sniff Syn …

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  • 47sniff out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sniff out : present tense I/you/we/they sniff out he/she/it sniffs out present participle sniffing out past tense sniffed out past participle sniffed out 1) to find something through smell This dog sniffed out …

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  • 48Sniff'n' the Tears — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Driver’s Seat D: 32 – 21.10.1991 – 18 Wo. GB: 42 – 23.6.1979 – 5 Wo. USA: 15 – 18.8.1979 – 9 Wo. Alben Fickle Heart D: 35 – 28.5.1979 – 12 Wo. The Game’s Up D: 37 – 2.6.1980 – 8 Wo. Love Action D: 58 …

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  • 49Sniff 'N' The Tears — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Driver’s Seat D: 32 – 21.10.1991 – 18 Wo. GB: 42 – 23.6.1979 – 5 Wo. USA: 15 – 18.8.1979 – 9 Wo. Alben Fickle Heart D: 35 – 28.5.1979 – 12 Wo. The Game’s Up D: 37 – 2.6.1980 – 8 Wo. Love Action D: 58 …

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  • 50Sniff 'n' the Tears — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Driver’s Seat D: 32 – 21.10.1991 – 18 Wo. GB: 42 – 23.6.1979 – 5 Wo. USA: 15 – 18.8.1979 – 9 Wo. Alben Fickle Heart D: 35 – 28.5.1979 – 12 Wo. The Game’s Up D: 37 – 2.6.1980 – 8 Wo. Love Action D: 58 …

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