snifter

noun

Definition of snifternext
as in cocktail

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Recent Examples of snifter Enjoy this one at room temperature out of a brandy snifter in order to maximize those complexities. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Give it a good shake and strain into a snifter glass filled with fresh ice. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 Finish with a snifter at the East Nashville outpost of New York’s award-hogging cocktail bar Attaboy. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025 Aged for 18 months in American oak barrels and savored neat in a snifter, the flavor is soft and buttery with fruity overtones. — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snifter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snifter
  1. cocktail
  2. bottle
  3. aperitif
  4. nightcap
  5. slug
  6. chaser
  7. beer
  8. belt
Noun
  • Chris Elford, who owns a brewery and a cocktail bar downtown, has a lot of regulars who work at Seattle tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But in the United States, it’s increasingly being employed in a range of cocktails both sui generis and classic.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of cocktail
Noun
  • One bottle of its Hyaluronic Acid serum leaves the shelves every ten seconds somewhere in the world, while more than 400 million views across TikTok suggest the appeal extends far beyond the loyal French customers who helped build the business.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC, is most frequently found in pipes, credit cards, plastic bottles, electrical cable insulation, and other everyday items.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • To my mind, champagne is more or less an everyday beverage, the perfect aperitif.
    — Jay McInerney, Air Mail, 25 July 2026
  • The brand takes its cues from French aperitif culture, blending culinary botanicals with adaptogens meant to add a functional element to social drinking.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of aperitif
Noun
  • Ceddanne Rafaela added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who closed a 10-game homestand 8-2, including a victory on Wednesday that matched a club-record 15-game winning streak from 1946 before it was stopped in the nightcap of a split doubleheader.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Trouble winding down before bed has more people reaching for a warm mug or a calming tea instead of a nightcap.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of nightcap
Noun
  • If your garden has been beset by destructive crawling insects like ants, beetles, and slugs, pesticides often seem like the clear solution.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Baking soda can help prevent powdery mildew, kill weeds, repel slugs, and clean produce, but must be used sparingly.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of slug
Noun
  • Ring chaser, or 'continious chaser' as O'Neal put it, the labels and even the predictions don't matter at this point.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • The Better Business Bureau is warning residents to watch for high-pressure sales tactics from storm chasers — contractors who knock on doors unannounced in the aftermath of severe weather.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of chaser
Noun
  • Yeah, okay, Tom Holland has had a mile-high slate and a non-alcoholic beer company and a whole wedding in between, whatever.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Cocktails, beer, wine and soda will be available for purchase from the Italian Cellar.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of beer
Noun
  • Saturday produced zero title changes across six matches, so Corbin's win was the first belt to move all weekend.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Asteroid mining is also mentioned as a potential opportunity, which would entail extracting metals and other critical resources from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of belt

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“Snifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snifter. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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