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snuffle
[ snuhf-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
snuffled, snuffling.
- 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)
snuffled, snuffling.
- 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
/ ˈʌə /
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 snufflesa condition characterized by snuffling
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Derived Forms
- ˈԳܴڴڱ, adjective
- ˈԳܴڴڱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- Գܴ·ڱ noun
- Գܴ·ڱԲ· adverb
- Գܴ·ڱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of snuffle1
First recorded in 1575–85, for an earlier sense; 1595–1605, for the current sense; from Dutch snuffelen “to nose (in something),” literally, “to sniff repeatedly,” from snuffen “to sniff,” with -el-, frequentative infix; equivalent to snuff 1( def ) + -le
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of snuffle1
C16: from Low German or Dutch snuffelen; see snuff 1, snivel
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Example Sentences
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Two matchboxes over, Beatrice snuffled in her sleep.
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There’s a snuffle from the bed, and I can tell he is crying.
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.
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A snuffling pig called Muriel has so far been Rose’s sole success.
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Later, back in the lab, Dr. Bowman and his colleagues would discover that several of the snouts snuffling around this busy barn in New Lexington, Ohio, were harboring influenza.
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