sniff
verb
1 verb smell 2 verb when crying or from cold INTRANSITIVEbheith ag smaoisílshe was sniffing bhí sí ag smaoisíl
TRANSITIVE'I'll miss her,' he sniffed. 'Aireoidh mé uaim í,' arsa seisean agus é ag pusaíl ghoil.
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb inhale sth TRANSITIVEsmúr verb he was sniffing cocaine bhí sé ag smúradh cócaoin 4 verb express disapproval etc
INTRANSITIVEthe judge sniffed tharraing an breitheamh séideog trína shrón
TRANSITIVE'It's no great shakes,' she sniffed. 'Níl sé thar mholadh beirte,' arsa sise go dímheasúil.
5 verb informal sense victory, chance etc TRANSITIVEbraith verb mothaigh verb he sniffed an opportunity mhothaigh sé gur deis a bhí ann dónoun
6 noun act of smellingbolú masc they gave her a sniff of the bottle lig siad di bolú den bhuidéal, lig siad di boladh a bhaint as an mbuidéalhe had a sniff at the food bholaigh sé den bhia, bhain sé boladh as an mbia 7 noun snifflesmaoisíl fem3 8 noun expression of disapproval etche said it with a sniff dúirt sé go dímheasúil éthe film drew sniffs of derision from the critics bhí an scannán ina ábhar fonóide ag na léirmheastóirí 9 noun informal indication, hintleid fem2 they didn't have a sniff of the attack ní raibh aon leid acu go mbeadh ionsaí ann, tháinig an t-ionsaí aniar aduaidh orthu 10 noun informal chancedeis fem2 seans masc4 he had a sniff at a goal bhí deis ar chúl aige