snuffle
pronunciation
How to pronounce snuffle in British English:
UK [ˈsnʌfl]
How to pronounce snuffle in American English:
US [ˈsnʌfəl]
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- Noun:
- the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
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- Verb:
- sniff or smell inquiringly
- snuff up mucus through the nose
- cry or whine with snuffling
Word Origin
- snuffle (v.)
- 1580s, from Dutch or Flemish snuffelen "to sniff about, pry," related to Dutch and Flemish snuffen "to sniff" (see snuff (v.2)). Related: Snuffled; snuffling.
- snuffle (n.)
- 1764, "sound made by snuffling," from snuffle (v.). Old English had snofl (n.) "phlegm, mucus." The snuffles "troublesome mucous discharge from the nostrils" is from 1770.
Example
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