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sniff at

sniff at
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [snif at]
    • /snɪf æt/
    • /snɪf ət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [snif at]
    • /snɪf æt/

Definitions of sniff at words

  • intransitive verb sniff at show contempt 1
  • transitivephrasal verb sniff at be interested 1
  • intransitive verb sniff at smell 1
  • verb sniff at to express contempt or dislike for 0
See all 4 definitions of sniff at

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Parts of speech for Sniff at

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sniff at

sniff at popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for sniff at

verb sniff at

  • be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
  • caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
  • curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
  • caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
  • fleer — to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly.
All 5 Synonyms of sniff at

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