snuffle meaning

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snuffle (verb): sniff or smell inquiringly.

snuffle has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

snuffle as a verb

  1. sniff or smell inquiringly

    Synonyms: snuff

    Type of: smell

  2. snuff up mucus through the nose

    Synonyms: snivel

    Type of: inhale

    Related forms: snuffler

  3. cry or whine with snuffling
    • Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!

    Synonyms: snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub

    Type of: cry

snuffle as a noun

  1. the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

    Synonyms: sniffle, snivel

    Type of: breathing

    Related forms: snuffly

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SN · words ending in LE · 7-letter words

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