sniffing
Drawing in scent
Sniffing is drawing air audibly through the nose—to smell something, clear the nasal passages, or express emotion like disdain or sadness.
Dogs go sniffing for scents; people sniff suspiciously at unfamiliar food.
To be sniffing around is to investigate or pry: Reporters were sniffing around the mayor's office.
In computing, sniffing is intercepting network traffic to capture data—packet sniffing can monitor or steal information passing through a system.
Olfactory perception
- noseOlfactory facial organ
- scentAirborne odor detected
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- whiffBrief, faint smell
aroma · odor · fragrance · nostril · olfactory · muzzle · bloodhound · tracking
Draw air in
- breathAir taken in
- nasalOf the nose
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- stuffinessPoor air circulation
sinus · airways · snort · wheeze · adenoids · mucus · allergies · cold
Substance taken through breathing
- glueBonding substance
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- aerosolMist in gas
- huffingLabored, audible breathing
abuse · intoxication · nitrous · poppers · markers · paint · fumes · volatile
Professional crime investigator
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- curiousEager to learn
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- nosyIntrusively curious
prying · snooping · inquiring · sleuthing · uncovering · digging · ferreting · searching
Disdainful disregard
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
disapproval · condescending · aloof · sneer · disdainful · supercilious · uppity · judgmental
smell
Olfactory perception
whiff · aroma · odor · fragrance · nostril · olfactory · muzzle · bloodhound · tracking · detecting
inhale
Draw air in
- breathAir taken in
- nasalOf the nose
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
stuffiness · sinus · airways · snort · wheeze · adenoids · mucus · allergies · cold · runny nose
inhalant
Substance taken through breathing
huffing · abuse · intoxication · nitrous · poppers · markers · paint · fumes · volatile · addiction
detective
Professional crime investigator
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- curiousEager to learn
- probingThoroughly investigating something
nosy · prying · snooping · inquiring · sleuthing · uncovering · digging · ferreting · searching · investigating
contempt
Disdainful disregard
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
snobbish · disapproval · condescending · aloof · sneer · disdainful · supercilious · uppity · judgmental · snub
- Nosenose, nostril, nostrils, nares, nasal
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- smell reactionsdisgust, nose wrinkle, nose wrinkling, aversion, inhaling
- predator instinctsprey drive, stalking, pouncing, chasing, pursuit
- scent trackingscent trail, pheromones, scent hound, ant trails, tracking dog
sniffingexhaling
Breathing air outward
breathing out · exhalation · expelling · blowing · puffing
- sniffing outDetecting through investigation
- drug sniffing
- glue sniffingInhaling adhesive fumes intoxicatingly
- bomb sniffing
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