to sniff up snot through the nose · to make a sound similar to the above as an expression of sadness or pity · to sniff (drugs)
çekim: geçmiş schniefte · ortaç geschnieft · şimdiki schnieft · ulaç schniefend
köken: First attested in the 17th century as schnieben, a Central German variant of schnauben. The form with f is analogous to schnaufen, which compare. In spite of the late attestation, the form may be very old and continue the eu-variant of Proto-Germanic *sneufaną ~ *snūfaną (compare for this variation kriechen ~ krauchen). An alternative theory considers it a backformation from the strong past tense…