niuchać
Polish
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editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ňuxati.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editniuchać impf (perfective niuchnąć)
- (transitive, colloquial) to smell, to sniff
- Mój pies kocha mnie niuchać, gdy wracam do domu.
- My dog loves sniffing me when I get home.
- (transitive, colloquial) to poke about in order to find something, to snoop around
- Przestań niuchać w moim domu albo będziesz miał kłopoty!
- Stop poking around in my house or you're going to be in trouble!
- (transitive, archaic) to snort snuff
- Znam gościa, co ciągle niucha tabakę.
- I know a guy who is always snorting snuff.
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editnoun
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- Rhymes:Polish/uxat͡ɕ
- Rhymes:Polish/uxat͡ɕ/2 syllables
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- pl:Smell