Snift \Snift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snifting}.] [From {Sniff}.] 1. To snort. [Obs.] "Resentment expressed by snifting." --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell. [1913 Webster] It now appears that they were still snifing and hankering after their old quarters. --Landor. [1913 Webster]