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snuf·fle
(snŭf′əl)v. snuf·fled, snuf·fling, snuf·fles
v.intr.
1. To breathe noisily, as through a blocked nose.
2. To sniff, especially repeatedly, as a dog.
v.tr.
To utter with a sound like that produced by snuffling.
n.
1. The act or sound of snuffling.
2. snuffles The sniffles. Used with the.
[Probably from Dutch snuffelen, to sniff about, probably frequentative of snuffen, to sniff, from Middle Dutch snuiven.]
snuf′fler n.
snuf′fly adj.
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snuffle
(ˈsnʌfəl)vb
1. (Physiology) (intr) to breathe noisily or with difficulty
2. to say or speak in a nasal tone
3. (intr) to snivel
n
4. an act or the sound of snuffling
5. a nasal tone or voice
6. the snuffles a condition characterized by snuffling
[C16: from Low German or Dutch snuffelen; see snuff1, snivel]
ˈsnuffler n
ˈsnuffly adj
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snuf•fle
(ˈsnʌf əl)v. -fled, -fling,
n. v.i.
1. to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.
2. to draw the breath or mucus through the nostrils in an audible or noisy manner; sniffle; snivel.
3. to speak through the nose or with a nasal twang.
4. to whine; snivel.
v.t. 5. to utter in a snuffling or nasal tone.
n. 6. an act or sound of snuffling.
[1575–85; perhaps < Dutch snuffelen to nose, rummage]
snuf′fler, n.
snuf′fly, adj.
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snuffle
Past participle: snuffled
Gerund: snuffling
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| Noun | 1. |  snuffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
| Verb | 1. | snuffle - sniff or smell inquiringly smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense |
| 2. |  snuffle - snuff up mucus through the nose breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" | |
| 3. |  snuffle - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" |
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Translations
يُخَنْفِر، يَتَكَلَّم من أنْفِه
posmrkávat
snøfte
snörla
šnarpšti
šņaukāties
posmrkávať
snuffle
[ˈsnʌfəl] vi (= sniffle) → reniflersnuff movie n film pornographique qui se termine par le meurtre réel de l'un des acteursCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
snuffle
vi (person, animal) → schnüffeln; (with cold, from crying also) → schniefen (inf)
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snuffle
[ˈsnʌfl]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
snuffle
(ˈsnafl) verb to make sniffing noises, or breathe noisily. He's snuffling because he has a cold.
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