snite

[ snahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, British

, snit·ed, snit·ing

1. to wipe mucus from (the nose), especially with the finger or thumb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snite¹

First recorded before 1150; Middle English sniten, Old English snyten; akin to Old High German snūzen, Old Norse snȳta “to blow the nose”; perhaps akin to snot ( def ), snout ( def )

Example Sentences

Albert O. Snite would have fit in with today’s helicopter sports parents.

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But skiing success came at a great cost to the Snite sisters.

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As Crouse writes, “The Snite sisters produced wonderful ski results, but no one in town wanted to raise their children to be like them.”

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Snite drove his two daughters, Betsy and Sunny, to be champion skiers.

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In some ways, Snite’s obsessive drive paid off.

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