snift

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /snɪft/ Rhymes: -ɪft === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== snift (countable and uncountable, plural snifts) (UK dialectal, Lancashire, obsolete) A moment; a while. (UK dialectal, uncountable) A light dusting, as of snow. === Etymology 2 === Imitative. Compare Middle English snifteren (“to sniffle”). ==== 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. To cause a snift; to release pressure and vapor, such as from a steam engine or bottling equipment. ==== Noun ==== snift (plural snifts) A deliberate release of pressure and vapor, such as from a steam engine, or bottling equipment. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used attributively, as in snift valve. === Anagrams === nifts