Verb: sniff out snif awt
- Recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
"He can sniff out trouble";
- scent out, smell out, nose out
- Discover or detect something through careful investigation or intuition
"The reporter sniff outd the truth about the scandal";
- nose out
Derived forms: sniffed out, sniffing out, sniffs out
See also: pry
Type of: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise [Brit], recognize, spot