Word Study
sniff out
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb sniff out has 1 sense
- sniff out(v = verb.perception) nose out, scent out, smell out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble" Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
THESAURUS
sniff out
be warm, burn, follow, follow a clue, follow up, get wind of, hunt down, nose, nose out, run down, run to earth, scent, shadow, smell, smell out, sniff, stalk, tail, trace, trace down, track, track down, trail
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