Definition of sniff

• v. t. - To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
• v. t. - To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.
• v. t. - To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.
• n. - The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.