Definition of snifter in English:

snifter

noun ˈsnɪftəˈsnɪftər

1British informal A small quantity of an alcoholic drink.
〈非正式〉一点酒
care to join me for a snifter?
愿意和我喝一杯吗？
Example sentencesExamples
- He stood next to the drinks cabinet, treating himself to a snifter of the local liquor, an amethyst drink that smelt faintly floral.
- Would either of you care to join me while I enjoy an after dinner snifter of our house brandy?
- And perhaps his new aides could ensure there's a bottle of cognac to hand for an early morning snifter just to steady the nerves.
- Pull up a chair in front of the bar's open fire and enjoy winter snifters from an impressive whisky collection or a fine wine from a selected small grower.
- So, we went back to the hotel and Shel and I joined Jo and Vanda in their room and partook of a snifter or two of scotch and had a few deep meaningful conversations, set the world to rights, etc, etc.
- On my last night I was sitting up having snifters of vodka until two in the morning with an agent.
- See, if I wanted to go out and return minus all my valuables, I could do that perfectly well on my own with the help of a few snifters of sherry.
- Then he took a snifter from that sweet, floral something he always had about him, and rode in silence until it grew so dark even the horse feared to push on any further.
- Given the choice of the national anthems or another wee snifter of the national drink, they made their choice.
- I, for instance, can now change an extremely smelly nappy in the early hours of the morning after a snifter or two and about 22 minutes sleep without waking the baby.
- Well, I wasn't going to spend the next 15 hours until daybreak in the van, so a quick evening snifter in Bude seemed in order before searching for somewhere to pull up for the night.
- Late last night, at the end of a full day, I poured a snifter of Cardenal Mendoza for Mrs Fitzgerald and another for myself.
- In his previous lodgings, Auden had kept scrupulously to his schedule of writing sessions interrupted only by meals and a tea-time snifter, then bed at 10 pm.
- Not surprisingly, by the time we reach home we both welcome coffee and a snifter.
Synonyms
alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant
2North American A balloon glass for brandy.
〈主北美〉（喝白兰地用的）矮脚小口大肚酒杯
he drained the bottle into a snifter
Example sentencesExamples
- My wedge of cheesecake was better than that, and so was the house chocolate sundae, served in a brandy snifter with a dense chocolate brownie at the bottom.
- They set up booths and for $10 customers can buy a snifter and sample all the tequilas the suppliers have on hand.
- Some of the older classic stuff may be going out of style or used as an ingredient instead of being consumed from a snifter.
- He entered with a guard baring two full snifters of Brandy on a small tray.
- We try to encourage chilling the schnapss like a Martini and serving it in a snifter.
- These are served in 5-ounce snifters because the shape of the glass allows customers to ‘nose’ a small tasting portion better.
- Brands like Hennessy have also helped push the variety of traditional cocktails based on Cognac into customer's minds, but somehow, the stodgy old image of snifters and swirling still sticks in many minds.
- He smiled at her confusion, his hand cradling a snifter of brandy.
- He looked down into his own snifter and didn't answer for a little while.
- Lifting her snifter, she took an appreciative sip of the rare tequila, letting it blaze a path down her throat, its warmth enveloping her.
- He threw down his empty snifter and bounded after her.
- ‘This should smooth away the chill,’ Angel said, handing Sally a snifter of brandy.
- In Duvel's case, a twelve ounce bottle is poured into a glass which resembles a cross between a snifter and a tulip, and has the capacity to hold almost twice the beer's volume.
- For the past seven years, the brewer has provided the company's stores with special snifters imprinted with the Great Lakes logo.
- Participants pay $20 each and are given a snifter to sample tequilas brought in by 15 different suppliers, hors d' oeuvres are passed and there is a band.
- Hold the brandy a good distance away from your nose, cupping the snifter in your palm, and allow your body heat to help release the aromas.
- Previously, brandy snifters and Scotch nosing glasses were used to taste bourbon, as the optimal glass for this spirit had never been developed.
- We sell mostly margaritas, with some of the very high end stuff straight up in snifters.
- The sipping of aromatic and flavorful liqueurs from snifters while sifting in a cushy wing-back chair is a dying art.
- Look at that smile, the way he casually, almost cruelly swirls the snifter in his hand.

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative; compare with dialect snift 'to snort'.

Rhymes

drifter, grifter, lifter, shifter, sifter, uplifter

Definition of snifter in US English:

snifter

nounˈsnɪftərˈsniftər

North American

1A footed glass that is wide at the bottom and tapers to the top, used for brandy and other drinks.
Example sentencesExamples
- Participants pay $20 each and are given a snifter to sample tequilas brought in by 15 different suppliers, hors d' oeuvres are passed and there is a band.
- He looked down into his own snifter and didn't answer for a little while.
- Brands like Hennessy have also helped push the variety of traditional cocktails based on Cognac into customer's minds, but somehow, the stodgy old image of snifters and swirling still sticks in many minds.
- For the past seven years, the brewer has provided the company's stores with special snifters imprinted with the Great Lakes logo.
- Lifting her snifter, she took an appreciative sip of the rare tequila, letting it blaze a path down her throat, its warmth enveloping her.
- He threw down his empty snifter and bounded after her.
- We try to encourage chilling the schnapss like a Martini and serving it in a snifter.
- In Duvel's case, a twelve ounce bottle is poured into a glass which resembles a cross between a snifter and a tulip, and has the capacity to hold almost twice the beer's volume.
- ‘This should smooth away the chill,’ Angel said, handing Sally a snifter of brandy.
- My wedge of cheesecake was better than that, and so was the house chocolate sundae, served in a brandy snifter with a dense chocolate brownie at the bottom.
- Previously, brandy snifters and Scotch nosing glasses were used to taste bourbon, as the optimal glass for this spirit had never been developed.
- These are served in 5-ounce snifters because the shape of the glass allows customers to ‘nose’ a small tasting portion better.
- He smiled at her confusion, his hand cradling a snifter of brandy.
- Hold the brandy a good distance away from your nose, cupping the snifter in your palm, and allow your body heat to help release the aromas.
- Some of the older classic stuff may be going out of style or used as an ingredient instead of being consumed from a snifter.
- The sipping of aromatic and flavorful liqueurs from snifters while sifting in a cushy wing-back chair is a dying art.
- They set up booths and for $10 customers can buy a snifter and sample all the tequilas the suppliers have on hand.
- Look at that smile, the way he casually, almost cruelly swirls the snifter in his hand.
- He entered with a guard baring two full snifters of Brandy on a small tray.
- We sell mostly margaritas, with some of the very high end stuff straight up in snifters.
1. 1.1informal A small quantity of an alcoholic drink.
  〈非正式〉一点酒
  care to join me for a snifter?
  愿意和我喝一杯吗？
  Example sentencesExamples
  So, we went back to the hotel and Shel and I joined Jo and Vanda in their room and partook of a snifter or two of scotch and had a few deep meaningful conversations, set the world to rights, etc, etc.
  See, if I wanted to go out and return minus all my valuables, I could do that perfectly well on my own with the help of a few snifters of sherry.
  And perhaps his new aides could ensure there's a bottle of cognac to hand for an early morning snifter just to steady the nerves.
  He stood next to the drinks cabinet, treating himself to a snifter of the local liquor, an amethyst drink that smelt faintly floral.
  Late last night, at the end of a full day, I poured a snifter of Cardenal Mendoza for Mrs Fitzgerald and another for myself.
  Given the choice of the national anthems or another wee snifter of the national drink, they made their choice.
  In his previous lodgings, Auden had kept scrupulously to his schedule of writing sessions interrupted only by meals and a tea-time snifter, then bed at 10 pm.
  Not surprisingly, by the time we reach home we both welcome coffee and a snifter.
  On my last night I was sitting up having snifters of vodka until two in the morning with an agent.
  Well, I wasn't going to spend the next 15 hours until daybreak in the van, so a quick evening snifter in Bude seemed in order before searching for somewhere to pull up for the night.
  Would either of you care to join me while I enjoy an after dinner snifter of our house brandy?
  I, for instance, can now change an extremely smelly nappy in the early hours of the morning after a snifter or two and about 22 minutes sleep without waking the baby.
  Pull up a chair in front of the bar's open fire and enjoy winter snifters from an impressive whisky collection or a fine wine from a selected small grower.
  Then he took a snifter from that sweet, floral something he always had about him, and rode in silence until it grew so dark even the horse feared to push on any further.
  Synonyms
  alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative; compare with dialect snift ‘to snort’.

词汇	snifter
释义	Definition of snifter in English: snifter noun ˈsnɪftəˈsnɪftər 1British informal A small quantity of an alcoholic drink. 〈非正式〉一点酒 care to join me for a snifter? 愿意和我喝一杯吗？ Example sentencesExamples He stood next to the drinks cabinet, treating himself to a snifter of the local liquor, an amethyst drink that smelt faintly floral. Would either of you care to join me while I enjoy an after dinner snifter of our house brandy? And perhaps his new aides could ensure there's a bottle of cognac to hand for an early morning snifter just to steady the nerves. Pull up a chair in front of the bar's open fire and enjoy winter snifters from an impressive whisky collection or a fine wine from a selected small grower. So, we went back to the hotel and Shel and I joined Jo and Vanda in their room and partook of a snifter or two of scotch and had a few deep meaningful conversations, set the world to rights, etc, etc. On my last night I was sitting up having snifters of vodka until two in the morning with an agent. See, if I wanted to go out and return minus all my valuables, I could do that perfectly well on my own with the help of a few snifters of sherry. Then he took a snifter from that sweet, floral something he always had about him, and rode in silence until it grew so dark even the horse feared to push on any further. Given the choice of the national anthems or another wee snifter of the national drink, they made their choice. I, for instance, can now change an extremely smelly nappy in the early hours of the morning after a snifter or two and about 22 minutes sleep without waking the baby. Well, I wasn't going to spend the next 15 hours until daybreak in the van, so a quick evening snifter in Bude seemed in order before searching for somewhere to pull up for the night. Late last night, at the end of a full day, I poured a snifter of Cardenal Mendoza for Mrs Fitzgerald and another for myself. In his previous lodgings, Auden had kept scrupulously to his schedule of writing sessions interrupted only by meals and a tea-time snifter, then bed at 10 pm. Not surprisingly, by the time we reach home we both welcome coffee and a snifter. Synonyms alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant 2North American A balloon glass for brandy. 〈主北美〉（喝白兰地用的）矮脚小口大肚酒杯 he drained the bottle into a snifter Example sentencesExamples My wedge of cheesecake was better than that, and so was the house chocolate sundae, served in a brandy snifter with a dense chocolate brownie at the bottom. They set up booths and for $10 customers can buy a snifter and sample all the tequilas the suppliers have on hand. Some of the older classic stuff may be going out of style or used as an ingredient instead of being consumed from a snifter. He entered with a guard baring two full snifters of Brandy on a small tray. We try to encourage chilling the schnapss like a Martini and serving it in a snifter. These are served in 5-ounce snifters because the shape of the glass allows customers to ‘nose’ a small tasting portion better. Brands like Hennessy have also helped push the variety of traditional cocktails based on Cognac into customer's minds, but somehow, the stodgy old image of snifters and swirling still sticks in many minds. He smiled at her confusion, his hand cradling a snifter of brandy. He looked down into his own snifter and didn't answer for a little while. Lifting her snifter, she took an appreciative sip of the rare tequila, letting it blaze a path down her throat, its warmth enveloping her. He threw down his empty snifter and bounded after her. ‘This should smooth away the chill,’ Angel said, handing Sally a snifter of brandy. In Duvel's case, a twelve ounce bottle is poured into a glass which resembles a cross between a snifter and a tulip, and has the capacity to hold almost twice the beer's volume. For the past seven years, the brewer has provided the company's stores with special snifters imprinted with the Great Lakes logo. Participants pay $20 each and are given a snifter to sample tequilas brought in by 15 different suppliers, hors d' oeuvres are passed and there is a band. Hold the brandy a good distance away from your nose, cupping the snifter in your palm, and allow your body heat to help release the aromas. Previously, brandy snifters and Scotch nosing glasses were used to taste bourbon, as the optimal glass for this spirit had never been developed. We sell mostly margaritas, with some of the very high end stuff straight up in snifters. The sipping of aromatic and flavorful liqueurs from snifters while sifting in a cushy wing-back chair is a dying art. Look at that smile, the way he casually, almost cruelly swirls the snifter in his hand. Origin Mid 19th century: imitative; compare with dialect snift 'to snort'. Rhymes drifter, grifter, lifter, shifter, sifter, uplifter Definition of snifter in US English: snifter nounˈsnɪftərˈsniftər North American 1A footed glass that is wide at the bottom and tapers to the top, used for brandy and other drinks. Example sentencesExamples Participants pay $20 each and are given a snifter to sample tequilas brought in by 15 different suppliers, hors d' oeuvres are passed and there is a band. He looked down into his own snifter and didn't answer for a little while. Brands like Hennessy have also helped push the variety of traditional cocktails based on Cognac into customer's minds, but somehow, the stodgy old image of snifters and swirling still sticks in many minds. For the past seven years, the brewer has provided the company's stores with special snifters imprinted with the Great Lakes logo. Lifting her snifter, she took an appreciative sip of the rare tequila, letting it blaze a path down her throat, its warmth enveloping her. He threw down his empty snifter and bounded after her. We try to encourage chilling the schnapss like a Martini and serving it in a snifter. In Duvel's case, a twelve ounce bottle is poured into a glass which resembles a cross between a snifter and a tulip, and has the capacity to hold almost twice the beer's volume. ‘This should smooth away the chill,’ Angel said, handing Sally a snifter of brandy. My wedge of cheesecake was better than that, and so was the house chocolate sundae, served in a brandy snifter with a dense chocolate brownie at the bottom. Previously, brandy snifters and Scotch nosing glasses were used to taste bourbon, as the optimal glass for this spirit had never been developed. These are served in 5-ounce snifters because the shape of the glass allows customers to ‘nose’ a small tasting portion better. He smiled at her confusion, his hand cradling a snifter of brandy. Hold the brandy a good distance away from your nose, cupping the snifter in your palm, and allow your body heat to help release the aromas. Some of the older classic stuff may be going out of style or used as an ingredient instead of being consumed from a snifter. The sipping of aromatic and flavorful liqueurs from snifters while sifting in a cushy wing-back chair is a dying art. They set up booths and for $10 customers can buy a snifter and sample all the tequilas the suppliers have on hand. Look at that smile, the way he casually, almost cruelly swirls the snifter in his hand. He entered with a guard baring two full snifters of Brandy on a small tray. We sell mostly margaritas, with some of the very high end stuff straight up in snifters. 1.1informal A small quantity of an alcoholic drink. 〈非正式〉一点酒 care to join me for a snifter? 愿意和我喝一杯吗？ Example sentencesExamples So, we went back to the hotel and Shel and I joined Jo and Vanda in their room and partook of a snifter or two of scotch and had a few deep meaningful conversations, set the world to rights, etc, etc. See, if I wanted to go out and return minus all my valuables, I could do that perfectly well on my own with the help of a few snifters of sherry. And perhaps his new aides could ensure there's a bottle of cognac to hand for an early morning snifter just to steady the nerves. He stood next to the drinks cabinet, treating himself to a snifter of the local liquor, an amethyst drink that smelt faintly floral. Late last night, at the end of a full day, I poured a snifter of Cardenal Mendoza for Mrs Fitzgerald and another for myself. Given the choice of the national anthems or another wee snifter of the national drink, they made their choice. In his previous lodgings, Auden had kept scrupulously to his schedule of writing sessions interrupted only by meals and a tea-time snifter, then bed at 10 pm. Not surprisingly, by the time we reach home we both welcome coffee and a snifter. On my last night I was sitting up having snifters of vodka until two in the morning with an agent. Well, I wasn't going to spend the next 15 hours until daybreak in the van, so a quick evening snifter in Bude seemed in order before searching for somewhere to pull up for the night. Would either of you care to join me while I enjoy an after dinner snifter of our house brandy? I, for instance, can now change an extremely smelly nappy in the early hours of the morning after a snifter or two and about 22 minutes sleep without waking the baby. Pull up a chair in front of the bar's open fire and enjoy winter snifters from an impressive whisky collection or a fine wine from a selected small grower. Then he took a snifter from that sweet, floral something he always had about him, and rode in silence until it grew so dark even the horse feared to push on any further. Synonyms alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant Origin Mid 19th century: imitative; compare with dialect snift ‘to snort’.
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