Snuffle

usgb/ˈsnʌfl/
verb

To breathe in a noisy way through the nose, usually because of crying or a cold.

He snuffled and coughed all night, keeping me awake.
Visual representation of "snuffle" - To breathe in a noisy way through the nose, usually because of crying or a cold.
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Health-related

Use 'snuffle' to describe noisy breathing due to health issues like a cold.

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After catching a cold, she could only snuffle helplessly.
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Emotional distress

Snuffle can convey that someone is on the verge of crying.

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He tried to speak but his words were interrupted by snuffles.
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Not for objects

Don't use 'snuffle' for objects; it's for people or animals only.

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Correct: The sick puppy snuffled. Incorrect: The whistle snuffled.
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