Kathy Burke

Not having a mum was my thing. It came with a sort of fame. Other kids couldn't get their head around that. But looking back now, I'm quite proud about how I managed myself. I didn't end up sniffing glue or running away. I just got on with things.

English Actress

Orlando Jones

That was one of the things that interested me about the character. He doesn't want to be a hero, and has no real desire to save the earth or discover aliens. He's sniffing around looking to see what will fall in his lap.

American Comedian

Peter Crouch

When some kids get a sniff of the first team at a big club, you see them change. They can become big-time, especially so if they happen to be captain of the youth team.

English Athlete

James Caan

Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing.

American Actor

Patrick Marber

It's one of the reasons I don't do drugs. One sniff and I'd go all the way.

English Writer

Jeff Kinney

Kids can sniff out a moral. They can feel the heavy hand of an adult.

American Writer

Maddie Marlow

Country fans can sniff out phony from a mile away.

American Musician

Eugene Ionesco

A nose that can see is worth two that sniff.

French Dramatist

Jennifer Coolidge

American Actress

Siegfried Sassoon

English Poet

Animals often 'sniff' to explore their environment or track scents.

Animals Investigate

'Sniff' indicates voluntary smelling, commonly to assess an odour.

Sensory Experience

Metaphorically used to describe someone becoming subtly aware of something.

Subtle Suspicion

Shows subtle disapproval or arrogant rejection without saying it.

Disdain Expressed

Carries a connotation of pride or contempt when using 'sniff' this way.

Negative Connotations

Indicates someone is trying to stop crying or is barely holding back tears.

Emotional Indicator

'Sniff' can refer to the act of controlling one's emotions.

Holding Back Tears

Implies actively checking something by smelling it.

Investigative Action

A 'sniff' can be a quick, immediate way to determine something's smell.

Brief Check

This form of 'sniff' is sometimes related to drug use.

Substance Usage

Can sometimes be slang for using drugs through the nose.

Slang Term

 The ability to smell separately with each nostril, smelling in stereo, helps to determine the direction of the smell's source so that within the first few moments of sniffing, the dog starts to become aware of not just what kind of things are out there but also where they're located.

How do dogs "see" with...

 about how the U.S. Army was training bumblebees to sniff out explosives. So I said to a nurse, 'Did you know that the U.S. Army is training bumblebees to sniff out explosives?' When I read my medical notes, I saw they'd 'Believes bees can sniff out explosives.'"

Strange answers to the...

 spoon I grabbed it from his hand I run my thumb on it it was greasy I took a smiie a sniff of it it was already smelling of somewhere it's been reused you know plastic has got so many chemical complexes in it phthalates chill aids bisphenol this cause cancer

A Spoon You Can Eat Is a...

 Follow these steps and you too can change the way the world smells to you. First, stick your nose in it. Some animals that are known to be great smellers, like dogs who can sniff out explosives and pigs who can find truffles underground,

How to master your sense...

 I was skiing friend of mine I had my long skinny skis on we were in the backcountry and I left a perfectly good trail do not do this this is not recommended the reason I did it was I wanted to sniff a ponderosa pine because

Creating a Bio-Industrial...

 So if this mother wants her only cub to survive, she'll need to ensure it masters the important game, of recognizing which smells to trust, and which ones to run away from. See her taking big sniffs into the air,

The Life of a Baby Polar...

 below ground their world is one of total darkness although we can see them they must rely on touch and smell grooming and sniffing helps them identify each other and binds the group together

Are Badgers the Cleanest...

 here and could help secure their future gordon's camera traps are the team's last hope oh look at this beer oh sniffing the camera the camera traps aren't always invisible

How High Can Tigers Live...

 sniffing the air checking out every every thicket savannah weaves through the landscape this could be the cub's opportunity to observe a hunting master class

Cheetah Cubs Master...

 mammals are often buried beneath it's thought wolverines can sniff out frozen carcasses even deep beneath the snow to test this out helen buries some