Snuffle
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.
verb
To sniff around, search or investigate in a seeking manner.
The dog snuffled around the backyard, looking for his bone.
noun
A sound made by breathing in noisily through the nose.
I could hear the little puppy's snuffle in the quiet room.
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.
verb
To sniff around, search or investigate in a seeking manner.
The dog snuffled around the backyard, looking for his bone.
noun
A sound made by breathing in noisily through the nose.
I could hear the little puppy's snuffle in the quiet room.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Health-related
Use 'snuffle' to describe noisy breathing due to health issues like a cold.
After catching a cold, she could only snuffle helplessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional distress
Snuffle can convey that someone is on the verge of crying.
He tried to speak but his words were interrupted by snuffles.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for objects
Don't use 'snuffle' for objects; it's for people or animals only.
Correct: The sick puppy snuffled. Incorrect: The whistle snuffled.
Pro Tip 1/3Health-related
Use 'snuffle' to describe noisy breathing due to health issues like a cold.
After catching a cold, she could only snuffle helplessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional distress
Snuffle can convey that someone is on the verge of crying.
He tried to speak but his words were interrupted by snuffles.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for objects
Don't use 'snuffle' for objects; it's for people or animals only.
Correct: The sick puppy snuffled. Incorrect: The whistle snuffled.
Pro Tip 1/3Health-related
Use 'snuffle' to describe noisy breathing due to health issues like a cold.
After catching a cold, she could only snuffle helplessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional distress
Snuffle can convey that someone is on the verge of crying.
He tried to speak but his words were interrupted by snuffles.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for objects
Don't use 'snuffle' for objects; it's for people or animals only.
Correct: The sick puppy snuffled. Incorrect: The whistle snuffled.
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Video examples
Cassowary Dung's Seedy,...
on a walk through the rainforest I stopped to investigate this and the to a guy that I was with was most astonished as I knelt down and began snuffling away but actually it was not unpleasant in the way that that dog feces are unpleasant it was it actually
Video examples
Exotic Castaways Of...
other monkeys have more sophisticated tastes the same swamp is home to capuchins they've learned to come down to swamp level at the right time to snuffle a delicacy
Video examples
Cassowary Dung's Seedy,...
on a walk through the rainforest I stopped to investigate this and the to a guy that I was with was most astonished as I knelt down and began snuffling away but actually it was not unpleasant in the way that that dog feces are unpleasant it was it actually
Video examples
Exotic Castaways Of...
other monkeys have more sophisticated tastes the same swamp is home to capuchins they've learned to come down to swamp level at the right time to snuffle a delicacy
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Vic Reeves
I pretended to be dead in front of a pig once, because I heard that they snuffle you, they try and wake you up, to check if you really are dead. And if you are dead, they eat you, but they like having a little prod first.
Quote examples
Vic Reeves
I pretended to be dead in front of a pig once, because I heard that they snuffle you, they try and wake you up, to check if you really are dead. And if you are dead, they eat you, but they like having a little prod first.
Example 1 of 1
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