sniff
verb
[ snɪf ]
• draw up air audibly through the nose to detect a smell, to stop it running, or to express contempt.
• "his dog sniffed at my trousers"
sniff
noun
• an act or sound of sniffing.
• "he gave a sniff of disapproval"
Similar:
snuffle,
scorn,
disdain,
hold in disdain,
show contempt for,
be contemptuous of,
treat/regard with contempt,
hold in contempt,
treat as inferior,
be snobbish to,
despise,
look down on,
pour/heap scorn on,
sneer at,
scoff at,
turn one's nose up at,
look down one's nose at,
Origin:
Middle English: imitative.
