" He waited till Mole's sobs became gradually less stormy and more rhythmical; he waited till at last sniffs were frequent and sobs only intermittent.
If the dog sniffs your hand, then they are safe to pet.
I began to see that the Sniffs, Scurrys, Hems, and Haws each needed to be treated differently.
The research team concluded from an experiment that there appears to be a so-called "behavioral synchronization" between a sweating person and the person who sniffs that sweat.