snuffling

present participle of snuffle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffling
Verb
  • The American Kennel Club says that digging is as natural to dogs as barking or sniffing.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In Season 1, someone taps out after the first night because a bear was sniffing around his camp.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the time Cali finished her drink, Ronny was snoring.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • While crawfish frogs might be notorious for their rap sheets full of B&Es, they are also said to have a distinct sound when calling, almost like the sound of someone snoring.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the show, Cooke plays the regal Alicent Hightower and Glynn-Carney is her sniveling son, King Aegon Targaryen.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Played by a sniveling Casey Siemaszko, Billy is spineless and spiteful.
    Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Sneaking up and snuffing an enemy requires engaging in CQC (close quarters combat), which lets players grab a bad guy to choke, interrogate, or outright body slam.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Left unsaid was what else his family was breathing.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In truth, he’s just been taken off the ventilator and resumed breathing on his own.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The camera cuts between Dennis, who’s sobbing, and Roman, who’s horrified, processing Dennis’ betrayal.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple videos show kids sobbing over losing their brain rot character.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The right is being horrifyingly plain in bleating their bigotry, but they’re also lost in linguistic obscurities.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Snuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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