SNUFFLE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

snuffle

verb

Definition of snuffle

as in to sniff

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Recent Examples of snuffle In front of them, warthogs snuffled around in the grass. — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 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 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 Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010

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Both EagleShield and All Day West will perform inspections using bedbug-sniffing dogs after treatment is complete, Guillén wrote.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
The dogs who sniffed became measurably more optimistic and were quicker to approach new and uncertain situations.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 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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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
Some specific signs to look for include loud snoring, gasping for air during sleep, or falling asleep while driving or at random times during the day, Brangman added.

— Allison Forsyth, Health, 9 June 2026

Definition of snore

Verb

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

Verb

For Cape Verde, Vozinha was excellent at snuffing out the few good chances Spain created on his way to becoming an Instagram phenomenon after one of the World Cup’s great results.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Another method is to cut off oxygen to the fire by using a snuffing lid, then let the fire burn out naturally.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

Definition of snuff

Verb

Amber is then seen in bodycam footage sobbing as she is told by police that somebody in the house was dead.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.

— Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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