sniff out
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English
Verb
sniff out (third-person singular simple present sniffs out, present participle sniffing out, simple past and past participle sniffed out)
- (transitive) To find (something) by using the sense of smell.
- Because they have far more powerful noses than humans, dogs are ideal to sniff out drugs.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To detect (something hidden or invisible).
- Near-synonyms: ferret out, weasel out
Translations
find something using smell
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find
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