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Webster 1913 Edition


Snift

Snift

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snifted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Snifting
.]
[From
Sniff
.]
1.
To snort.
[Obs.]
“Resentment expressed by snifting.”
Johnson.
2.
To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
It now appears that they were still
snifing
and hankering after their old quarters.
Landor.

Snift

,
Noun.
1.
A moment.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
2.
Slight snow; sleet.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Snift

SNIFT

,
Verb.
I.
To snort. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


snift

snift

English

Noun

snift (countable and uncountable, plural snifts)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A moment.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
  2. (Britain, dialect, uncountable) Slight snow; sleet.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

Etymology 2

From sniff.

Verb

snift (third-person singular simple present snifts, present participle snifting, simple past and past participle snifted)

  1. To snort.
    • Johnson
      resentment expressed by snifting
  2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
    • Landor
      It now appears that they were still snifting and hankering after their old quarters.