was snuffling
- past progressive of snuffle.
Example Sentences
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The family dog was snuffling at the front door, and one of the sheriff’s deputies asked if he could let it outside.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2017
Orr was snuffling and sneezing with a crippling head cold.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The old man was snuffling, and a tear or two rolled down his red face, gathered the damp already there and fell.
From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden
I saw that my mother was turning round and taking out her pocket-handkerchief, and I was snuffling a little myself, but at a sign from Father Dan, who was standing at the threshold.
From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Caine, Hall, Sir
Every body was snuffling kind of quiet, 'cause we can't help it.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration
