węszyć — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
węszyć is used for these senses in English:
- nose (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- sniff (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
- snoop To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
- snoop around To snoop.
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."
sniff — full definition
- verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.
- verb To treat something with scorn or suspicion — used with "at."
- noun An act of sniffing, or a small hint of something.