Snift \Snift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snifting}.] [From {Sniff}.] 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.