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sniff

/snɪf/ /snɪf/
verb Regular verbsniff sniffed
  1. 1 koklamak
  2. 2 burnunu çekmek

Definition (English)

  1. To breathe air in through your nose to smell something.
  2. To breathe in quickly and noisily through your nose, for example when you have a cold or are crying.

Example Sentences

  1. The dog sniffed the new toy.
    Köpek yeni oyuncağı kokladı.
  2. She sniffed the fresh bread.
    Taze ekmeği kokladı.
  3. Stop sniffing and blow your nose.
    Burnunu çekmeyi bırak da sümkür.
  4. She sniffed and wiped away her tears.
    Burnunu çekti ve gözyaşlarını sildi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base sniff
/snɪf/
Past sniffed
/snɪft/
Participle sniffed
/snɪft/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edsniff → sniffed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /f/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. sniffed /snɪft/

Synonyms

smellsnuffle

Collocations

sniff the airsniff aroundsniff suspiciouslysniff loudlysniff quicklysniff at

Related Words

airbreathingdetection