snuffle (redirected from snuffles)

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.

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

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snuffler n.

snuffly adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snuffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) sniffle, snivel 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
Verb	1.	snuffle - sniff or smell inquiringly snuff smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	2.	snuffle - snuff up mucus through the nose snivel 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!" blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel 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. snuif يُخَنْفِر، يَتَكَلَّم من أنْفِه гъгна posmrkávat snøfte schniefen ρουφώ τη μύτη μου, αναπνέω με θόρυβο resoplar, respirar ruidosamente nohistama tuhista renifler לִמשוֹך בַּנחִירַיִים सूं-सूं करना dahtati, govoriti kroz nos szuszog mendengus-dengus snörla (tirare su col naso), (respirare rumorosamente) 鼻をすする 콧소리를 내며 숨을 쉬다 šnarpšti šņaukāties menyenguk-nyengak snuffelen snøfte, snufse, puste tungt sapać fungar a fornăi, a vorbi pe nas сопеть posmrkávať sopsti šmrkati snörvla หายใจเสียงดัง burnunu çekmek 大聲抽鼻子，用鼻音講 сопіти زور سے با آواز سانس کھینچنا gây ra tiếng kêu khịt khịt 大声抽鼻子，用鼻音讲