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Clover was soon absorbed in feeding, but Holly stopped continually to sit up and sniff about him at the peaceful, empty down.
Clover war bald ins Fressen versunken, aber Holly hielt dauernd an, um sich aufzusetzen und in der friedlichen, verlassenen Hügellandschaft herumzuschnuppern.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Achilles Schmidt had had his sniff of fame—a scent that prevails against all perfumes.
Achilles Schmidt hatte am Ruhm geschnuppert - einem Duft, der alle Parfüms übertönt.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
He was sniffed and tussled with and rolled over in the grass until he felt almost as though he were being attacked.
Er wurde beschnüffelt, es wurde mit ihm herumgebalgt, und er wurde im Gras gewälzt, bis er sich schließlich vorkam, als würde er angegriffen.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
The sun was beginning to set when Hazel woke to see Acorn listening and sniffing in the silence, between two white-skinned flints.
Die Sonne begann unterzugehen, als Hazel erwachte und Acorn in der Stille zwischen zwei weißen Kieseln horchen und schnüffeln sah.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Rosenquartz sniffed the wine and wrinkled his nose, which was now dark red.
« Rosenquarz schnupperte an dem Wein und rümpfte die dunkelrot verfärbte Nase.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
The Nutcracker-woman got to her feet, gathered up her infant, and looked about suspiciously, sniffing the air with her broad, dirty nostrils.
Die Nussknacker-Frau stand auf und schnappte sich ihr Kind. Sie schaute sich argwöhnisch um und sog die Luft durch die breiten schmutzigen Nüstern ein.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
Dan sniffed the air.
Dan zog die Luft durch die Nase ein.
Jones, Terry / Starship TitanicJones, Terry / Raumschiff Titanic
Raumschiff Titanic
Jones, Terry
© der Originalausgabe 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 1998 by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg
Starship Titanic
Jones, Terry
© 1997 by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive, Inc.
He made the sniffing test he had learned from Baldini, snatching up the air and then letting it out again in spurts.
Er machte die Schnüffelprobe, wie er sie bei Baldini gelernt hatte, riss die Luft ein und ließ sie etappenweise wieder ausströmen.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
Outside a dog kept trotting and sniffing between the deserted cribs.
Draußen schnüffelte ein Hund zwischen den verlassenen Häusern umher.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
From time to time, instinctively, he looked up and sniffed the wind, but his caution was half-hearted.
Von Zeit zu Zeit blickte er instinktiv auf und schnupperte den Wind, aber seine Vorsicht war nur halbherzig.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
He examined it like a glass of fine wine, holding it up to the light to be sure the wrapping was intact and even sniffing the seal to be sure the factory glue was the same.
Er untersuchte es wie ein Glas guten Weines, hielt es gegen das Licht, um sich davon zu überzeugen, daß die Hülle unversehrt war, ja, er beschnüffelte sogar die Versiegelung, um sicherzugehen, daß es sich um denselben Fabrikleim handelte.
Asprin, Robert / Little Myth MarkerAsprin, Robert / Ein Dämon mit beschränkter Haftung
Ein Dämon mit beschränkter Haftung
Asprin, Robert
© Copyright 1985 by Robert L. Asprin
© 1988 Bastei-Verlag Gustav H. Lübbe GmbH & Co., Bergisch Gladbach
Little Myth Marker
Asprin, Robert
© 2002 by Donning Company
© 1985 by Robert L. Asprin.
Quatermain sniffed the air.
Quatermain schnupperte.
Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Bigwig sniffed.
Bigwig schnüffelte.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
"Frith above, Pipkin!" said Speedwell, sniffing at the thorn where it lay on a pebble.
»Frith im Himmel, Pipkin!« sagte Speedwell, an dem Dorn, der auf einem Kiesel lag, schnüffelnd.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
"Have you been down?" asked Hazel, sniffing round.
»Bist du unten gewesen?« fragte Hazel und schnüffelte herum.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams

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Collocations

sniff a chance
Chance wittern
blood-sniffing dog
Blutspürhund
chemical-sniffing dog
Kampfstoffspürhund
corpse-sniffing dog
Leichenspürhund
narcotics-sniffing dog
Rauschgiftspürhund
explosive-sniffing dog
Sprengstoffsuchhund
chemical-sniffing dog
Spürhund für chemische Kampfstoffe

Word forms

sniff

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesniffsniffs
Possessive casesniff'ssniffs'

sniff

verb
Basic forms
Pastsniffed
Imperativesniff
Present Participle (Participle I)sniffing
Past Participle (Participle II)sniffed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sniffwe sniff
you sniffyou sniff
he/she/it sniffsthey sniff
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sniffingwe are sniffing
you are sniffingyou are sniffing
he/she/it is sniffingthey are sniffing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sniffedwe have sniffed
you have sniffedyou have sniffed
he/she/it has sniffedthey have sniffed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sniffingwe have been sniffing
you have been sniffingyou have been sniffing
he/she/it has been sniffingthey have been sniffing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sniffedwe sniffed
you sniffedyou sniffed
he/she/it sniffedthey sniffed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sniffingwe were sniffing
you were sniffingyou were sniffing
he/she/it was sniffingthey were sniffing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sniffedwe had sniffed
you had sniffedyou had sniffed
he/she/it had sniffedthey had sniffed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sniffingwe had been sniffing
you had been sniffingyou had been sniffing
he/she/it had been sniffingthey had been sniffing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sniffwe shall/will sniff
you will sniffyou will sniff
he/she/it will sniffthey will sniff
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sniffingwe shall/will be sniffing
you will be sniffingyou will be sniffing
he/she/it will be sniffingthey will be sniffing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sniffedwe shall/will have sniffed
you will have sniffedyou will have sniffed
he/she/it will have sniffedthey will have sniffed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sniffingwe shall/will have been sniffing
you will have been sniffingyou will have been sniffing
he/she/it will have been sniffingthey will have been sniffing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sniffwe should/would sniff
you would sniffyou would sniff
he/she/it would sniffthey would sniff
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sniffingwe should/would be sniffing
you would be sniffingyou would be sniffing
he/she/it would be sniffingthey would be sniffing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sniffedwe should/would have sniffed
you would have sniffedyou would have sniffed
he/she/it would have sniffedthey would have sniffed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sniffingwe should/would have been sniffing
you would have been sniffingyou would have been sniffing
he/she/it would have been sniffingthey would have been sniffing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sniffedwe are sniffed
you are sniffedyou are sniffed
he/she/it is sniffedthey are sniffed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sniffedwe are being sniffed
you are being sniffedyou are being sniffed
he/she/it is being sniffedthey are being sniffed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sniffedwe have been sniffed
you have been sniffedyou have been sniffed
he/she/it has been sniffedthey have been sniffed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sniffedwe were sniffed
you were sniffedyou were sniffed
he/she/it was sniffedthey were sniffed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sniffedwe were being sniffed
you were being sniffedyou were being sniffed
he/she/it was being sniffedthey were being sniffed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sniffedwe had been sniffed
you had been sniffedyou had been sniffed
he/she/it had been sniffedthey had been sniffed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sniffedwe shall/will be sniffed
you will be sniffedyou will be sniffed
he/she/it will be sniffedthey will be sniffed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sniffedwe shall/will have been sniffed
you will have been sniffedyou will have been sniffed
he/she/it will have been sniffedthey will have been sniffed