snuffle

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English

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Etymology

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Probably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (to snuffle), equivalent to snuff +‎ -le.

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Verb

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snuffle (third-person singular simple present snuffles, present participle snuffling, simple past and past participle snuffled)

  1. (intransitive) To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
  2. (intransitive) To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

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Noun

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snuffle (plural snuffles)

  1. An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.
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