"sniff" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sniff verbo

sniff + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 8
sniff the air • sniff glue • sniff noses • sniff cocaine • sniff distance • ...
verbo + sniff
Kolokacji: 5
come sniffing • start sniffing • begin sniffing • stop sniffing • keep sniffing
sniff + preposición
Kolokacji: 15
sniff out • sniff at • sniff around • sniff for • sniff in • ...
sniff + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 27
sniff loudly • sniff suspiciously • sniff disdainfully • sniff cautiously • sniff deeply • ...
(1) loudly, audibly, noisily
Kolokacji: 3
(2) suspiciously, warily
Kolokacji: 2
(4) cautiously, carefully
Kolokacji: 2
1. sniff cautiously = obwąchaj ostrożnie sniff cautiously
  • He poured out two glasses and cautiously sniffed at both of them.
  • I remember sniffing cautiously, as if I still had gas on the mind.
  • The 'bot rolled up to one of the four chairs and sniffed at it cautiously.
  • He sank to his knees again and cautiously sniffed at the hole.
  • She sniffed cautiously at the base of the pitcher she'd been stacking the other pieces in.
  • He thrust his head into the sphere and sniffed cautiously.
  • Jennifer sniffed cautiously; there was an off smell coming from somewhere.
  • The latter two men looked up, sniffed cautiously at the bottle.
  • He took a pinch, sniffed at it cautiously, then grimaced.
  • He examined it, sniffed cautiously, and his expression became even more implacable.
2. sniff carefully = obwąchaj ostrożnie sniff carefully
(6) hard, gently
Kolokacji: 2

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