From Middle English snoken, possibly from Old Norse *snoka, from Proto-Germanic *snukōną (“to snuff, snuffle, sniff out”), from the root *snuk-, of uncertain origin. Compare sneak and snoop for the sound symbolism.
释义（英文）
动词Verb
(ambitransitive, dialectal) To sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose.
(ambitransitive, dialectal) To sneak about; to spy on; to snoop.
(ambitransitive, dialectal) To snort contemptuously; to scorn, despise.