SNUFFLE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

snuffle

verb

Definition of snuffle

as in to sniff

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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

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Verb

Linebacker Chase Smith sniffed out the run and got the fourth-down stop.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026
Alaniz then detained her for a drug-sniffing dog, which alerted to the vehicle.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 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

Verb

Ketamine comes in both liquid and powder form, and Jane Doe alleges she was forced to snort a white, powdery substance that she was told was ketamine.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Brylan May, who met McCollough through her legal internship at the Writers Guild of America West in 2024, recalls once seeing McCollough snort a line of cocaine at a party and immediately throw up.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of snort

Verb

While the left spent all week whining about Sophie Cunningham's hat and firing squad best practices, us PATRIOTS were biding our time, keeping our heads down, and grinding towards another weekend.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Dogs may actually improve our sleep habits by forcing us to adjust to consistent bedtime schedules — as anyone with a sleepy, whining dog can confirm.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of whine

Verb

The company essentially smashes the cooler into a long, slim form low enough to slide under its Box beds while one or two people snore cozily away on top.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Pick sleep earbuds, played at safe volume, if your issue is outside noise or a snoring partner.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of snore

Verb

Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of snivel

Verb

The injury instantly snuffed out his season, Outland Trophy aspirations and any active role in what became a national championship run.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
For one, the Panthers’ pass-blocking hasn’t been up to snuff through four games — quarterback Bryce Young is among the most pressured quarterbacks in the league.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of snuff

Verb

Zheng clinched with her first match point chance, serving an ace to Andreeva’s backhand side, then fell to the court sobbing with emotion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Five players and the referee tried to catch it, Steph recalled, while its owner sobbed on the sidelines.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

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