snuffle

¹snuf·fle

verb \ˈsnə-fəl\

snuf·fledsnuf·fling\-f(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SNUFFLE

intransitive verb

1

: to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly

2

: to breathe through an obstructed nose with a sniffing sound

3

: to speak through or as if through the nose : whine

transitive verb

: to seek or test by or as if by repeated sniffs

— snuf·fler \-f(ə-)lər\ noun

Examples of SNUFFLE

1. The child was snuffling in his room.

Origin of SNUFFLE

akin to Dutch snuffelen to snuffle — more at snivel

First Known Use: circa 1600

Rhymes with SNUFFLE

duffel, muffle, ruffle, scuffle, shuffle, truffle