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snifters

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S N IH1 F T ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Preceded by the.

Synonym of sniffles or snuffles (“a minor ailment causing blocked nostrils or a runny nose; a cold”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sniffles, snuffles

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Preceded by the.

A disease of poultry causing a nasal discharge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, plural, plural-only

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of snifter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of snifter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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