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  1. of Sniff
  2. v. i. To snort.
  3. v. i. To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
  4. n. A moment.
  5. n. Slight snow; sleet.
  6. 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. 1. A moment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  7. of Sniff v. i. To snort. v. i. To sniff; to snuff; to smell. n. A moment. n. Slight snow; sleet.