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snuffle
[ snuhf-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.
- to draw the breath or mucus through the nostrils in an audible or noisy manner; sniffle.
- to speak through the nose or with a nasal twang.
- to whine; snivel.
verb (used with object)
- to utter in a nasal tone.
noun
- an act or sound of breathing loudly through the nose.
- (the) snuffles, a condition of the nose, such as from a cold, causing a person to breath or draw mucus through the nostrils noisily.
- a nasal tone of voice.
snuffle
/ ˈsnʌfəl /
verb
- intr to breathe noisily or with difficulty
- to say or speak in a nasal tone
- intr to snivel
noun
- an act or the sound of snuffling
- a nasal tone or voice
- the snufflesthe snuffles a condition characterized by snuffling
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Derived Forms
- ˈsnuffler, noun
- ˈsnuffly, adjective
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Other Words From
- snuf·fler noun
- snuf·fling·ly adverb
- snuf·fly adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snuffle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snuffle1
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Example Sentences
Heralded by the snuffle of the horses, light began glimmering over a chaos of lines and shadows, pale as mother-o'-pearl.
Smoke: Snuffle the nose and raise the fingers of both hands several times, rubbing the fingers against each other.
If he snuffle at the nose, he must snuffle cheerfully and with hope.
Glory, who had been dozing in the sun, rose and prowled restlessly over to snuffle at the woodpile.
There came a kind of Highland snuffle out of the man that raised my dander strangely.
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