snuffled; snuffling
ˈsnə-f(ə-)liŋ 
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
: to seek or test by or as if by repeated sniffs
Examples of snuffle in a Sentence
Verb
The child was snuffling in his room.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010
Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Elephants are trampling the thirsty turf, sending sprays of dust into the dry savannah air, and buffalos are bent with their snuffling snouts to the ground.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Local residents popped in to buy vegetables from a shack built out of recycled materials, while an enormous sow snuffled in the heather beside a vegetable garden.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
There is an amazing array of puzzles that require dogs to roll, shake, lick or snuffle a product to access food or treats.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
Two canines in Massachusetts are the first to be used by a law enforcement agency to snuffle the virus.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2021
At night, wild boars snuffled outside the tents, searching for food scraps.
—New York Times, 24 Jan. 2020
If any swine is fit to be an organ donor for people, then the dozens of pigs snuffling around Qihan Bio’s facility in Hangzhou, China, may be the best candidates so far.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2019
Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Creole chickens weave between our legs, a chunky pig snuffles across the dirt floor, and a dusty ginger cat snoozes on a goatskin chair.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Their small sounds and snuffles were barely audible above the lilting bleeps of incubators in the neonatal ward.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Try implementing a few lifestyle changes: Take her on longer walks in the morning, bring her to a dog park in the afternoon, supply her with brain-teasing toys like snuffle mats or puzzle feeders.
—Hannah Harper, Health.com, 22 Sep. 2021
Hide treats in multiple pockets of a snuffle mat to test canine foraging skills.
—oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2020
Regular exercise and mental stimulation also reduce anxiety. Hide treats in multiple pockets of a snuffle mat to test canine foraging skills.
—oregonlive, 12 May 2020
The sounds of the season are sprinkled with sniffles, snuffles and snorts.
—Cindy George, Houston Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2017
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Verb
Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010
Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Elephants are trampling the thirsty turf, sending sprays of dust into the dry savannah air, and buffalos are bent with their snuffling snouts to the ground.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Local residents popped in to buy vegetables from a shack built out of recycled materials, while an enormous sow snuffled in the heather beside a vegetable garden.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
There is an amazing array of puzzles that require dogs to roll, shake, lick or snuffle a product to access food or treats.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
Two canines in Massachusetts are the first to be used by a law enforcement agency to snuffle the virus.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2021
At night, wild boars snuffled outside the tents, searching for food scraps.
—New York Times, 24 Jan. 2020
If any swine is fit to be an organ donor for people, then the dozens of pigs snuffling around Qihan Bio’s facility in Hangzhou, China, may be the best candidates so far.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2019
Noun
The only non-aquatic industries are a nearby watermelon farm and the occasional cluck and snuffle of chickens and pigs.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Creole chickens weave between our legs, a chunky pig snuffles across the dirt floor, and a dusty ginger cat snoozes on a goatskin chair.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Their small sounds and snuffles were barely audible above the lilting bleeps of incubators in the neonatal ward.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Try implementing a few lifestyle changes: Take her on longer walks in the morning, bring her to a dog park in the afternoon, supply her with brain-teasing toys like snuffle mats or puzzle feeders.
—Hannah Harper, Health.com, 22 Sep. 2021
Hide treats in multiple pockets of a snuffle mat to test canine foraging skills.
—oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2020
Regular exercise and mental stimulation also reduce anxiety. Hide treats in multiple pockets of a snuffle mat to test canine foraging skills.
—oregonlive, 12 May 2020
The sounds of the season are sprinkled with sniffles, snuffles and snorts.
—Cindy George, Houston Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2017
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“Snuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snuffle. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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