Suminghot (en. Sniffing)

/suˈmiŋɡot/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A person who acts by sniffing air through the nose.

He sniffed the scent of the flowers in the garden.

Suminghot siya ng amoy ng bulaklak sa hardin.

The release of air from the nose in a shallow manner.

In the freezing cold, he sniffed air through his nose.

Sa sobrang lamig, siya'y suminghot ng hangin mula sa kanyang ilong.

Root word: 'singhot' meaning to breathe through the nose.

sniffing a scent

the action of perceiving the smell of something

suminghot ng amoy

sniff

The act of drawing in air through the nose usually for the purpose of smelling.

singhot

sense of smell

Ang kakayahan o damdamin upang makaramdam ng mga amoy.

pang-amoy

Always paranoid or thinking bad things.

Dude, he's always sniffing around your jokes, so overly sensitive.

Grabe, lagi na lang siyang suminghot sa mga biro mo, sobrang OCI na.

Very fidgety or pretending.

It's like he's always sniffing around, you think nothing's happening but she’s actually listening to our conversation.

Parang suminghot siya, akala mo walang nangyayari pero nakikinig pala si ate sa usapan natin.