нюхать — meaning in English
nyukhat
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English meaning
- huff noun A fit of annoyance or offended pride.
- nuzzle verb To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
- smell noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
- sniff verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.
Senses
нюхать is used for these senses in English:
- huff (transitive) To inhale psychoactive inhalants. [from the 20th c.]
- 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.
- smell (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
- sniff (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
- sniff (slang, primarily, UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.
huff — full definition
- noun A fit of annoyance or offended pride.
- verb To breathe out heavily, especially in annoyance or exertion.
- verb To react with irritation or wounded pride.
- verb (slang) To inhale a substance, especially a solvent, to get high.
nuzzle — full definition
- verb To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
- verb To rub or touch (someone or something) with the nose, face, etc., or an object.
- verb Chiefly of an animal: to dig (something, especially food) out of the ground using the nose or snout; to root.
- verb 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.