Vokabahn

Verb

schnuppern

to smell, to nose, to sniff

C1 rank #10,453

Meanings

Verb
  1. to smell, to nose, to sniff
  2. to get a (first) taste of something (a place, institution or situation; especially of a temporary visit, trial or internship; typically with ad-hoc compounds with Luft)

In a sentence

Der Hund schnupperte an seiner Hand.

The dog sniffed his hand.

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Forms

schnuppern · schnuppert · schnupperte · hat geschnuppert (+ Akkusativ; an + Dativ)

schnuppern is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #10,453 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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