snuffle — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

2. To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   One clad in purple / Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme […] / Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat.

Noun

1. An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.

   Related words

   Snuffleupagusschnozzle

Noun

1. the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

   Synonyms

   snifflesnivel

   Broader terms

   breathingexternal respirationrespirationventilation

Verb

1. sniff or smell inquiringly

   Synonyms

   snuff

   Broader terms

   smell

2. snuff up mucus through the nose

   Synonyms

   snivel

   Broader terms

   inhaleinspirebreathe in

3. cry or whine with snuffling

   Synonyms

   snivelsniffleblubberblub

   Broader terms

   cryweep

   Examples

   Stop snivelling — you got yourself into this mess!