snuffle
[snuhf-uh l]
verb (used without object), snuf·fled, snuf·fling.
verb (used with object), snuf·fled, snuf·fling.
to utter in a snuffling or nasal tone.
noun
Origin of snuffle
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Related Words for snuffle
inhale, smell, detect, wheeze, growl, grunt, mumble, mutter, bark, snuff, scent, inspire, nose, sleep, snort, roar, roll, whine, snarl, snapExamples from the Web for snuffle
Historical Examples of snuffle
The boy began to sob, and drew his coat-sleeve across his eye with a snuffle.
A Coin of Edward VIIFergus Hume
From the stable came the snuffle and stamp of a feeding horse.
Five TalesJohn Galsworthy
Snuffle and wheeze—snuffle and wheeze of the asthmatic Chinamans breathing.
Dust of the DesertRobert Welles Ritchie
Smoke: Snuffle the nose and raise the fingers of both hands several times, rubbing the fingers against each other.
While Fraulein waited, trembling, several of the girls began to snuffle and sob.
Pointed RoofsDorothy Richardson
snuffle
verb
noun
Word Origin for snuffle
C16: from Low German or Dutch snuffelen; see snuff 1, snivel
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snuffle
[snŭf′əl]
v.
n.
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