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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physiol.) A rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and the air drawn in through the nose.

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  • verb Present participle of sniff.
  • noun A sniff sound or action.

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