What is the difference between Sniff and Snip?
What is the difference between Sniff and Snip?:
Sniff : (verb)
( 1 ) Draw air in through the nose so that there is sound
They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing.
( 2 ) Draw air in through the nose to discover or enjoy the smell of something
He was sniffing at the rose.
Sniff : (noun)
( 1 ) Act or sound pf sniffing
Breath of air
He got a sniff fresh air.
She gave a bitter sniff.
“I am going," she said with a sniff.
One sniff of this is enough to kill you.
Snip : (verb)
( 1 ) Cut something sharply in short quick strokes
He snipped a stray lock of hair.
He snipped energetically at the hedge.
( 2 ) Remove something with short quick strokes
I snipped off a few loose threads.
Snip the corner of the carton of milk.
Snip : (noun)
( 1 ) Cut made by snipping
There is a snip in this cloth.
( 2 ) Small piece cut off by snipping
Many snips if material scattered over the floor
( 3 ) Act of snipping
With a few quick snips of the shears, he pruned the bush.
( 4 ) Surprisingly cheap article
Bargain
It is a snip at only five rupees.