snuffling

verb

present participle of snuffle
1
as in sniffing

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2
as in sniffling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffling
  1. sniffing
  2. whining
  3. snoring
  4. sniveling
  5. snuffing
  6. whimpering
  7. breathing
  8. sobbing
Verb
  • Chicago added Jeffery Simmons, the Seahawks brought in Quenton Nelson and other NFC teams are sniffing around the sellers for talent.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Why would the Bears have been sniffing around Nelson while also considering defensive pieces that could aid them for the second half of the season?
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sniffing
Verb
  • Just thank God you were born female and stop whining over your bad choices.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of whining
Verb
  • The system also tracks sleep quality, detects snoring, and lets couples control the temperature on each side of the bed independently.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Nighttime mouth breathing is associated with snoring, dry mouth, receding gums and sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing stops repeatedly during sleep.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of snoring
Verb
  • And Dastmalchian, who portrays Bison with an emphasis on sniveling evil, struggles to quietly undercut the character’s cartoonishly menacing getup.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of sniveling
Verb
  • Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing out the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic Sedano’s Supermarket bag, should be executed for his crimes, a jury said Tuesday.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • What seemed to matter most to Murphy was snuffing out a political star in formation, Bronin.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of snuffing
Verb
  • That admission led to gasps and whimpering by several courtroom observers.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
  • As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of whimpering
Verb
  • Noting the severity of the dire situation, Bermudez said Early immediately took the infant and began performing CPR until the child began breathing again.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers think breathing against resistance improves blood vessel function and stimulates the release of a substance called nitric oxide that helps blood vessels relax.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of breathing
Verb
  • Instead, there’s just an awful lot of tears — and young Nagatani is by far the best at sobbing.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Police believe she was knocked to the ground and could be heard gasping for breath and sobbing before the video ended, the warrant affidavit said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of sobbing
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“Snuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffling. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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