snuffle
snuffle · snuffles
An act of snuffling; sniffing loudlyAn act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.
/ˈsnʌfəl/
» "What, Snuffles? Dangerous? I assure you I have him well train-AAAARGH!!"
charlotte13 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAn act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.
More definitions
- the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
Examples
1 sentences"What, Snuffles? Dangerous? I assure you I have him well train-AAAARGH!!"
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Probably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (“to snuffle”), equivalent to snuff + -le. CoProbably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (“to snuffle”), equivalent to snuff + -le. Compare also Old English snofl (“snot, nasal mucus”), which might not have survived into Middle English.
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