sniff out
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sniff out
verb sniffs out · sniffing out · sniffed out
- 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.
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To detect (something hidden or invisible).
Near-synonyms: ferret out, weasel out
Similar: ferret out, weasel out
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verb find something using smell
| 日本語 | 嗅ぎ付ける kagitsukeru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 嗅出 xiùchū |
| Português | farejar |
| Русский | выню́хивать vynjúxivatʹ, вы́нюхать výnjuxatʹ |
| العربية | يَشُمّ yašumm, يَكْتَشِف yaktašif, عَثَر عَلَى ʕaṯar ʕalā |
verb find
| 日本語 | 嗅ぎ付ける kagitsukeru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 找出 zhǎochū |
| Português | farejar |
| Italiano | trovare, scovare |
| Русский | выню́хивать vynjúxivatʹ, вы́нюхать výnjuxatʹ, разню́хивать raznjúxivatʹ, разню́хать raznjúxatʹ |
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