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：2025/11/22
sniff out
Verb
transitive
broadly
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
（嗅覚を使って）何かを見つけ出す、嗅ぎ取る / （転じて、隠されたものや気づきにくいものを）見つけ出す
Sense（1）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(transitive) To find (something) by using the sense of smell. / (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To detect (something hidden or invisible).
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sniff out
The trained beagle could sniff out the hidden contraband in the luggage.
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The trained beagle could sniff out the hidden contraband in the luggage.
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