look vs sniff

look

noun
  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

  • A facial expression. 

  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

verb
  • As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. 

  • To make sure of, to see to. 

  • To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. 

  • To give an appearance of being. 

  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • To face or present a view. 

  • To expect or anticipate. 

  • As an intransitive verb, often with "at". 

  • To search for, to try to find. 

  • To appear, to seem. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

sniff

noun
  • An instance of sniffing. 

  • A brief perception, or tiny amount. 

  • Cocaine. 

  • A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose. 

intj
  • A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying. 

verb
  • To perceive vaguely. 

  • To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. 

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

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

  • To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner. 

  • To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network. 

  • To be dismissive or contemptuous of something. 

How often have the words look and sniff occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )