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sniffed around

sniffed around is the simple past and past participle of sniff around.

Meaning of sniff around

Verb

sniff around (third-person singular simple present sniffs around, present participle sniffing around, simple past and past participle sniffed around)

  1. Investigate; inspect; look for information.
    • If he moved a muscle, they would both be in DEEP TROUBLE.
      “It must have been a bird, Mr Big,” said Dad.
      “Ruddy big bird,” muttered the little man. “Now we have to get out of here before the fuzz start sniffing around. Fingers, get the Rolls resprayed and change the number plates in case they trace...2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Questions about sniffed around

What is sniffed around the simple past and past participle of?
Sniffed around is the simple past and past participle of sniff around.

Words near sniffed around in the dictionary

  1. sniff up
  2. sniffable
  3. sniffari
  4. sniffaris
  5. sniffed
  6. sniffed around
  7. sniffed out
  8. sniffed up
  9. Sniffen
  10. Sniffens
  11. sniffer

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