Meaning of SNUFFLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'snuful
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- [n] the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
- [v] cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
- [v] snuff up mucus through the nose
- [v] sniff or smell inquiringly
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| | Synonyms: | | blub, blubber, sniffle, sniffle, snivel, snivel, snuff |
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| | See Also: | | breathe in, breathing, cry, external respiration, inhale, inspire, respiration, smell, ventilation, weep | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Snuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Snuffling}.] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG. snuffeln,
G. schn["u]ffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. sn["o]vle. Cf.
{Sniffle}.]
To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when
it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
One clad in purple Eats, and recites some lamentable
rhyme . . . Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his
throat. --Dryden.
\Snuf"fle\, n.
1. The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing
through the nose when obstructed.
This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a
snort or snuffle. --Coleridge.
2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy.
3. pl. Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of
infants or children. [Colloq.]
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