snuffle

verb

Definition of snufflenext
1
as in to sniff

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2
as in to sniffle

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Recent Examples of snuffle Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk. — Dan Kois, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffle
  1. sniff
  2. sniffle
  3. snort
  4. whine
  5. snore
  6. snivel
  7. snuff
  8. sob
Verb
  • The plot involves Brian trying to get out of an emotional and psychological rut by volunteering to be a drug-sniffing dog for the local police force.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • The bear spent several moments sniffing around the office and wandering through the building before returning to the entrance, pushing the door open again and leaving on its own.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of sniff
Verb
  • Who among us has not experienced an inability to ignore repetitive tapping, clicking, chewing, smacking, and sniffling?
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Jurors reached for piles of tissues and audibly sniffled in the silence that fell between the audio playback, local outlets reported.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Definition of sniffle
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  • And that says nothing of its snort-like laughs, which reminded me too much of the huffs and puffs of the ride’s donkeys.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • There's a laugh-until-you-snort scene in which Harry gets an alien bug inside of him.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of snort
Verb
  • Too many managers hear the complaints and dismiss them as whining, or find a reason not to act.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Post-Covid, Hollywood has whined about the falloff for MPA fare in Pan Asian territories, particularly the once-robust South Korea.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of whine
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  • Like older Samsung watches, the Ultra 2 can monitor for sleep apnea and snoring overnight, and even measure your body fat like a smart scale.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
  • Being in the same room can make issues worse, with choosing what to watch on television and snoring being the biggest annoyances.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Definition of snore
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  • The Odyssey also features the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) and Penelope’s sniveling suitor, Antinous (Robert Pattinson), who is seeking to marry the queen and become the ruler of Ithaca.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • All this in an environment where politicians like Jeff Bridges (running for state treasurer who lives in the Cherry Creek school district) whine and snivel about his associates in the teachers’ union not having the funds to effectively teach our kids.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of snivel
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  • Quiet season expected due to El Niño's impacts Forecasts for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season were mostly below-normal due to the storm-snuffing impacts of El Niño.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Holding it all together is the irrepressible Rodri, sweeping up loose balls and snuffing out counter-attacks with a positional awareness few central midfielders match.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of snuff
Verb
  • The video showed the dad of two singing the lyrics to the track, with many commenting that the upload gave them goosebumps and left them sobbing.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • Kelly, typically a non-demonstrative engineer, retreated to the airplane bathroom and sobbed.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
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