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snuffle
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snuf·fle  (snfl)
v. snuf·fled, snuf·fling, snuf·fles
v.intr.
1. To breathe noisily, as through a blocked nose.
2. To sniff.
3. To talk or sing nasally; whine.
v.tr.
To utter in a snuffling tone.
n.
1. The act of snuffling or the sound produced by it.
2. snuffles The sniffles. Used with the.

[Probably from Dutch snuffelen, to sniff about, probably frequentative of snuffen, to sniff, from Middle Dutch snuiven.]

snuffler n.
snuffly adj.

snuffle
Verb
[-fling, -fled]
1. to breathe noisily or with difficulty
2. to say or speak through the nose
3. to cry and sniff in a self-pitying way
Noun
an act or the sound of snuffling [Low German or Dutch snuffelen]
snuffly adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snufflesnuffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Verb1.snuffle - sniff or smell inquiringly
smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
2.snuffle - snuff up mucus through the nose
breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
3.snuffle - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
weep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
Translations
snuffle
v snuffle [ˈsnafl]
to make sniffing noises, or breathe noisily He's snuffling because he has a cold.snuifيُخَنْفِر، يَتَكَلَّم من أنْفِهгъгнаposmrkávatsnøfteschniefenρουφώ τη μύτη μου, αναπνέω με θόρυβοresoplar, respirar ruidosamentenohistamatuhistareniflerלִמשוֹך בַּנחִירַיִיםसूं-सूं करनाdahtati, govoriti kroz nosszuszogmendengus-dengussnörla(tirare su col naso), (respirare rumorosamente)鼻をすする콧소리를 내며 숨을 쉬다šnarpštišņaukātiesmenyenguk-nyengaksnuffelensnøfte, snufse, puste tungtsapaćfungara fornăi, a vorbi pe nasсопетьposmrkávaťsopstišmrkatisnörvlaหายใจเสียงดังburnunu çekmek大聲抽鼻子,用鼻音講сопітиزور سے با آواز سانس کھینچناgây ra tiếng kêu khịt khịt

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