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
  • Dogs can be trained to alert to these odors by sniffing samples of breath, plasma and saliva, and have the capacity to detect cancerous cells early on in the disease’s progression, according to the Kennel Club.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
  • And the men’s team in Midtown — led by owner James Dolan, who notoriously left the Liberty for dead — couldn’t come close to sniffing the Larry O’Brien trophy either.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sniffing
Verb
  • The state compared Atrium to a soccer team whining about the referees.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The epic whining heard across MLB over the Tarik Skubal acquisition is evidence Andrew Friedman and Dodgers management are a masterclass in demonstrating creative leadership to cultivate a winning ballclub.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of whining
Verb
  • Among those who did not always share a bed, 86% named snoring as the primary complaint.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The latter, voiced by Martin Scorsese in the film, is largely asleep and snoring in the food truck-like stand, while Grogu uses the Force to whisk orders across the counter.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of snoring
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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
  • But Flynn also oozes sniveling self-righteousness while hotly defending and petitioning for childhood innocence (amusing hints emerge that the daughter is a somewhat lazy and dim underachiever).
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of sniveling
Verb
  • What seemed to matter most to Murphy was snuffing out a political star in formation, Bronin.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When Rhaenyra learns Helaena jumped to her death at the episode’s conclusion, Rhaenyra shuts the window, snuffing out the last of her compassion for her father’s other children.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 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
  • Straight from Sean Payton and every other living, breathing human being who’s attended Broncos training camp, Bryant has been THE star.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Surrounded by the destruction, the baby squirrel still kept breathing.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of breathing
Verb
  • After the conversation, Gajdusek drove down the highway, sobbing.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Clancy was heard loudly sobbing during the graphic testimony about the injuries to her children's bodies.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sobbing
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