- sniffingly
- sniff·ing·ly
English syllables. 2014.
sniffingly
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sniffingly — adv. with a sniff, contemptuously, scornfully … English contemporary dictionary
sniffingly — adverb : in a sniffing manner * * * sniffˈingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑sniff … Useful english dictionary
sniff — sniffingly, adv. /snif/, v.i. 1. to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations. 2. to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle. 3. to smell by short inhalations. 4. to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as by sniffing. v.t. 5. to… … Universalium
sniff — v. & n. v. 1 intr. draw up air audibly through the nose to stop it running or to detect a smell or as an expression of contempt. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) draw in (a scent, drug, liquid, or air) through the nose. 3 tr. draw in the scent of (food … Useful english dictionary
sniffily — fə̇lē, li adverb : in a sniffy manner : disdainfully, sniffingly listening to the volume of booing, he said rather sniffily, “I am not at all impressed” Time * * * sniffˈily adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
