snuffle
verb (used without object)
to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.
snuffly
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a word derived from
snuffle.
Example Sentences
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I like the possible aliens – snuffly things that cling to cliffs.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2010
Much better are small, snuffly dogs with a good scent and a spirit of cooperation.
From Time Magazine Archive
For sponsors Kent had his Brothers York and Wales, the latter with a snuffly cold.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is somewhat relieved she’s gone: her voiceless, colorless weeping, snuffly and monotonous, was beginning to get to him.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
"Don't feel bad about it, Mommer," said Benny in a snuffly voice.
From Love, the Fiddler by Osbourne, Lloyd
