'Snifting' definitions:
Definition of 'Snifting'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Snifting'
From: GCIDE
- Snifting \Snift"ing\, a. & n. from Snift. [1913 Webster]
- Snifting valve, a small valve opening into the atmosphere from the cylinder or condenser of a steam engine, to allow the escape of air when the piston makes a stroke; -- so called from the noise made by its action. [1913 Webster]