Meaning

(obsolete, rare, intransitive) To move, proceed..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete, rare, intransitive) To move, proceed.
2. (now dialectal, intransitive) Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something
3. (shipbuilding) Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
4. (archaic) A small channel of water.

Example Sentences

“And did you kill it?” “I did, for they’re a nuisance. The place is fair snied wi’ ‛em.”

1893, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer, Detective and Other Stories (1896), page unknown “Well, Mars Tom, my idea is like dis. It ain’t no use, we can’t kill dem po’ strangers dat ain’t doin’ us no harm, till we’ve had practice — I knows it perfectly well, Mars Tom — ‛deed I knows it perfectly well. But ef we takes a’ ax or two, jist you en me en Huck, en slips acrost de river to-night arter de moon’s gone down, en kills dat sick fam’ly dat’s over on the Sny, en burns dey house down, en —”

The word snye, sny or snie has been used for many years to describe a channel behind an island, with slack current or partly dried, or some such similar feature.

Word Forms

• snies
• snying
• snied
• snithe
• snive
• snie
• snye
• snee

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When Should You Use Sny?

Use sny when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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