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schnuppern.

to smell, to nose, to sniff

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃnʊpɐn/
  1. to smell, to nose, to sniff

    intransitive · weak
    Die beiden Hunde schnuppern aneinander.
    Der Hund schnupperte an seiner Hand.
  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)

    informal · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From schnuppen + -ern, with schnuppen (or snuppen) being the German Low German and Central German form of schnupfen (“to sniff”).

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