snuffle
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snuffle
- /ˈsnʌfəl/
Rhymes with -ʌfəl
Where it comes from
Probably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (“to snuffle”), equivalent to snuff + -le. Compare also Old English snofl (“snot, nasal mucus”), which might not have survived into Middle English.
verb snuffles · snuffling · snuffled
- To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
- 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.
noun snuffles
- An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.
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noun instance of sniffing loudly
| 中文 | 齉 nàng |
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| Français | reniflement |
Talk about this word "snuffle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snuffle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. snuffle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/snuffle "snuffle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/snuffle.Cite this
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title = {snuffle},
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