English Explanatory Dictionary

sniff out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To find (something) by using the sense of smell.
  2. To detect (something hidden or invisible).

Word forms

sniff out sniffs out sniffing out sniffed out

Synonyms

ferret out weasel out

Related words

scent hound suss out
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