Snifter

Quick meaning: Snifter is a verb meaning (intransitive) To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.

Meaning

(intransitive) To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, archaic, rare) Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner.
2. A strong or severe wind.
3. A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy.
4. Synonym of nip (“a small amount of an alcoholic beverage, especially one equivalent to what a snifter (noun sense 2.2) might hold”)
5. Synonym of cocaine addict; a sniffer.
6. A small amount of cocaine taken by inhaling through the nose.
7. (chiefly Northern England, Scotland) A sniff.

Example Sentences

Brouffer. To ſnurt, or ſnifter vvith the noſe, like a horſe.

Nifler. To ſnifter, or ſnuffe vp ſniuell; to dravv it vp by dravving in the vvind.

And now, old horse, you may lead me across the street to the Coal Hole for a short snifter.

"Sit down, bo," invited Soup Face. "I guess you're a regular all right. Here, have a snifter?" and he pulled a flask from his side pocket, holding it toward The Oskaloosa Kid.

Word Forms

• snifters
• sniftering
• sniftered

Synonyms for snifter

Depending on context, synonyms include nip.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include snorter, schnapps, snit, tickler, thimbleful, nipperkin.

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