snuff
🇺🇸
/snʌf/
🇬🇧
/snʌf/
verb
R
To put out a small fire or light by covering it or pinching it gently.
He snuffed out the candle before leaving the room.
R
To sniff or smell something by taking air in through the nose.
The dogs were snuffing gently at my feet.
noun
R
Powdered tobacco that people sniff into their nose.
He carried a small box of snuff in his pocket.
translation
To put out a small fire or light by covering it or pinching it gently.; To sniff or smell something by taking air in through the nose.
Powdered tobacco that people sniff into their nose.
Word Forms
3rd Present
snuffs
Progressive
snuffing
Past
snuffed
Perfect
snuffed
Plural
snuffs