snuffle
verb (used without object)
to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.
snuffling
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present participleof snuffle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Lying on his side on a dark summer night earlier this year, Sir David Attenborough is watching a hedgehog snuffling around an urban garden.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Kaunda, though, appeared unfazed by the unexpected intrusion of his personal space and continued to deliver his on-camera report, only finally bursting into laughter when the elephant’s leathery appendage started snuffling his face.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
I’m far removed from Pleistocene Siberia, but I thought I wasn’t a dog person until I was introduced to a snuffling puppy who needed some food and a warm place to sleep.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
Najin stared at me for a while longer, snuffling gently.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
But except for the quiet snuffling of the children, a man’s persistent hacking cough, and Rachel’s labored breathing, no one made a sound.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
