SNIFT

Etymology 1

Noun

snift (countable and uncountable, plural snifts)

(UK, dialect) A moment.

(UK, dialect, uncountable) Slight snow; sleet.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Verb

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

(now, dialectal) To sniff; to snort or snuff.

To snivel.

Anagrams

• nifts

Source: Wiktionary

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Snift, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snifting.] Etym: [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, n.

1. A moment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

2. Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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