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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
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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