snifter
To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffleTo sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
» Tom poured Mary a snifter full of brandy.
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2 senses(intransitive)To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
(archaic, rare, transitive)Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner.
Examples
2 sentencesTom poured Mary a snifter full of brandy.
He set the two snifter glasses side by side and tilted the bottle.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The verb is derived from Middle English snifteren, snifter, snyfter (“to sniffle”), possibThe verb is derived from Middle English snifteren, snifter, snyfter (“to sniffle”), possibly from *snift (possibly derived from an Old Norse word—compare Old Danish snifte and Swedish snyfta (“to sniffle; to sob”); probably ultimately imitative) + -er- (frequentative suffix) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs).
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Forms
snifters, sniftering, sniftered, sniftered| Base form | snifter · to snifter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snifters |
| Present participle | sniftering |
| Past simple | sniftered |
| Past participle | sniftered |
irregular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.