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sniffed out

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

Meaning of sniff out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To find (something) by using the sense of smell.
    • Because they have far more powerful noses than humans, dogs are ideal to sniff out drugs.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To detect (something hidden or invisible).
    • Near-synonyms: ferret out, weasel out

Questions about sniffed out

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

Words near sniffed out in the dictionary

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

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