sniff
sniff
v. trans.
Use P. and V. ἕλκειν.
Smell: P. and V. ὀσφραίνεσθαι (gen. or absol.) (Eur. Cycl.).
V. intrans. Snort: P. and V. φῡσᾶν, V. φῡσιᾶν.
v. trans.
Use P. and V. ἕλκειν.
Smell: P. and V. ὀσφραίνεσθαι (gen. or absol.) (Eur. Cycl.).
V. intrans. Snort: P. and V. φῡσᾶν, V. φῡσιᾶν.
sniff
subs.
Snort: P. and V. φύ̄σημα, τό (also Ar. but rare P.).
subs.
Snort: P. and V. φύ̄σημα, τό (also Ar. but rare P.).
SNIFF
v. PROP. and Figuratively anhelare (to draw breath audibly up the nose).
To draw in with the breath spiritu (spirando) ducere: (spiritu) haurire.
As language of contempt. To sniff about odorari et pervestigare (PROP. of dogs; then by metonymy of men; Vid: Cic. Verr. 4 13 31). To be sniffing about in all corners in omnibus latebris perreptare.
v. PROP. and Figuratively anhelare (to draw breath audibly up the nose).
To draw in with the breath spiritu (spirando) ducere: (spiritu) haurire.
As language of contempt. To sniff about odorari et pervestigare (PROP. of dogs; then by metonymy of men; Vid: Cic. Verr. 4 13 31). To be sniffing about in all corners in omnibus latebris perreptare.
s. anhelitus.
sniff (v.): no one word to expr. it: Phr.: to s. the gale with open nostril, patulis captare naribus auras, Virg. G. 1, 376: cf. ventos et odorem captare, Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 147: to s. the scent greedily, odorem totis trahere naribus, Phaedr. 3, 1, 4: cf. ducere spiritum naribus, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 5 (v. TO INHALE ): I s. up my nose the savoury smell, nasum nidore supinor, Hor. S. 2, 7, 38. (For to s. at, s. out, v. TO SMELL , II., III.)
sniff (subs.): usu. in phr., to take a s., expr. by verb (v. TO SNIFF ).