सूँघ

smell, sniff

→ सूँघना
verb · 2nd-person singular intimate, present tense Rare #11,756
smell, sniff In the expression साँप सूँघ गया, the whole phrase means that someone suddenly became silent or speechless.
HI: वह फूल सूँघकर मुस्कुराया।
EN: He smiled after smelling the flower.
Conjugation of सूँघना
सूँघ
Imperative present
SingularPlural
Second सूँघ —

ये पत्रकार किसी की मुसीबत क्या सूँघ लेते हैं?

How do these journalists always manage to sniff out someone’s trouble?

— Tribhanga (2021)

वह सूप को सूँघ रहा है।

He is smelling the soup.

साँप सूँघ गया तेरे को।

What, cat got your tongue?

— धुरंधर (2025)

सूँघ गया साँप?

Did the snake smell it?

— Khufiya (2023)