Schnüffeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gumshoe noun A private detective (originally so called because rubber-soled shoes let them move quietly).
- nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- nuzzle verb To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
- pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
- sleuth noun A detective, especially a skilled one who investigates crimes or mysteries.
- sniff verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.
- sniffle verb To sniff repeatedly and quietly, usually because of a cold or crying.
- snoop verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
Senses
Schnüffeln is used for these senses in English:
- gumshoe (slang) To act as a detective.
- nose (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- nuzzle Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.
- sleuth (intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
- sniff (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
- snoop The act of snooping.
- snoop To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
gumshoe — full definition
- noun A private detective (originally so called because rubber-soled shoes let them move quietly).
- noun A rubber overshoe or sneaker.
- verb To work as a detective, especially by quietly trailing someone.
nose — full definition
- noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- noun The projecting front or tip of an object, such as an aircraft or vehicle.
- noun A person's sense of smell, or the ability to detect or judge something, especially wine or a story worth investigating.
- verb To move slowly and carefully forward, front end first.
- verb To pry or snoop into something, often as "nose around" or "nose into."