sniff out

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Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb sniff out has 1 sense

sniff out(v = verb.perception) nose out, scent out, smell out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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THESAURUS

sniff out

be warm, burn, follow, follow a clue, follow up, get wind of, hunt down, nose, nose out, run down, run to earth, scent, shadow, smell, smell out, sniff, stalk, tail, trace, trace down, track, track down, trail