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вынюхивать — meaning in English

vynyukhivat

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English meaning

  • nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
  • snoop verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.

Senses

вынюхивать is used for these senses in English:

  • ferret out (transitive) To discover something after searching.
  • nose (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
  • sniff out (transitive) To find (something) by using the sense of smell.
  • snoop To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
  • snoop To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
  • snoop around To snoop.

nose — full definition

  1. noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
  2. noun The projecting front or tip of an object, such as an aircraft or vehicle.
  3. noun A person's sense of smell, or the ability to detect or judge something, especially wine or a story worth investigating.
  4. verb To move slowly and carefully forward, front end first.
  5. verb To pry or snoop into something, often as "nose around" or "nose into."

snoop — full definition

  1. verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
  2. noun A person who snoops, or the act of snooping.

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