Cry vs. Sniff — What's the Difference?

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow

To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.

Shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief

To sniffle.

(of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call

To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating

A loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion

To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner

The loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal

(Informal) To pry; snoop

A spell of shedding tears

To inhale forcibly through the nose

A pack of hounds

To smell, as in savoring or investigating

To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy.

To perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing

To call loudly; shout.

To utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner

To utter a characteristic sound or call. Used of an animal.

An instance or the sound of sniffing.

To demand or require immediate action or remedy

Something sniffed or perceived by or as if by sniffing; a whiff

To utter loudly; call out.

(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

To proclaim or announce in public

(transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.

To bring into a particular condition by weeping

(transitive) To perceive vaguely.

(Archaic) To beg for; implore

(intransitive) To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner.

A loud utterance of an emotion, such as fear, anger, or despair.

To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.

A loud exclamation; a shout or call.

(computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.

A fit of weeping

To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.

An urgent entreaty or appeal.

(countable) An instance of sniffing.

A public or general demand or complaint.

(countable) A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose.

A common view or general report.

A brief perception, or tiny amount.

An advertising of wares by calling out

Cocaine.

A rallying call or signal

A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.

A slogan, especially a political one.

To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; - sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.

The characteristic call or utterance of an animal.

To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.

The baying of hounds during the chase.

To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.

A pack of hounds.

The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.

(Obsolete) Clamor; outcry.

Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

(Obsolete) A public announcement; a proclamation.

Perceive by inhaling through the nose;

(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.

Inhale audibly through the nose;

(transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

(ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

(intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

(transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

A shout or scream.

Words shouted or screamed.

A clamour or outcry.

(collectively) A group of hounds.

A pack or company of people.

(of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.

A desperate or urgent request.

(obsolete) Common report; gossip.

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child.

To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.

To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly.

To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.

To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc.

To publish the banns of, as for marriage.

A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves.

Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.

Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.

Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor.

Importunate supplication.

Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares.

Common report; fame.

A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.

A pack of hounds.

A pack or company of persons; - in contempt.

The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition;

A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);

A slogan used to rally support for a cause;

A fit of weeping;

The characteristic utterance of an animal;

Utter a sudden loud cry;

Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain;

Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy;

Proclaim or announce in public;

Demand immediate action;

Utter a characteristic sound;

Bring into a particular state by crying;