Thesaurus results for SNIFFED

sniffed

verb

past tense of sniff

as in smelled

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose a curious cat sniffing the flowers in the garden

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Recent Examples of sniffed Edge rusher Bud Dupree sniffed out a screen pass and forced a throw in the dirt; then rookie edge rusher Akheem Mesidor had a sack off the edge. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 There was the guy Daemon stabbed through the ear, and then the smelly killers Gwayne sniffed out, and now Ser Adrian, who took a knife to the throat within seconds of seeing Aemond. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 From July 24 to July 26, pups competed in the Dog On It Scent Work Trials, where dogs sniffed around boxes, underneath chairs and outside to find the scent. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 July 2026 The animal wandered through the house, sniffed a tube of toothpaste in the bathroom and urinated on the floor before leaving. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 The dogs who sniffed became measurably more optimistic and were quicker to approach new and uncertain situations. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 On land, cadaver dogs sniffed the shore for any trace of Lynette. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026 Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 Technically, that wasn’t the very last image — the wormhole sucked up the whole theater, spit out a snow globe, and Benny, Colbert’s pet dog, sniffed the souvenir before being ushered onward by his owner — but when the lights went out on Broadway, that was that. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed

Verb

Incident reports show there was also a burn barrel which smelled of decomposition.

— Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
The veal barn had a smell Birdie had never smelled anywhere else—antiseptic, then sweet like a flower and rotten like manure.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of smelled

Verb

Spores can enter through a cut in the skin or be inhaled or ingested.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
There's been a drastic increase Fine particulates and gases, including carbon monoxide, are inhaled and can lodge deep within the lungs, causing inflammation and irritation.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026