"sniffing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sniffings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sniffing (plural sniffings)
  1. A sniff sound or action.
    Sense id: en-sniffing-en-noun-UlbD-1sj

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sniffing
  1. present participle and gerund of sniff Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sniff
    Sense id: en-sniffing-en-verb-VQR9GGxQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 78

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