Snuffle


verb (used without object), snuffled, snuffling.
1.
to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.
2.
to draw the breath or mucus through the nostrils in an audible or noisy manner; sniffle; snivel.
3.
to speak through the nose or with a nasal twang.
4.
to whine; snivel.
verb (used with object), snuffled, snuffling.
5.
to utter in a snuffling or nasal tone.
noun
6.
an act or sound of snuffling.
7.
snuffles, a condition of the nose, as from a cold, causing snuffling (usually preceded by the).
8.
a nasal tone of voice.
verb
1.
(intransitive) to breathe noisily or with difficulty
2.
to say or speak in a nasal tone
3.
(intransitive) to snivel
noun
4.
an act or the sound of snuffling
5.
a nasal tone or voice
6.
the snuffles, a condition characterized by snuffling

snuffle snuf·fle (snŭf’əl)
v. snuf·fled, snuf·fling, snuf·fles
To breathe noisily, as through a blocked nose. n.

The act of snuffling.

snuffles Obstructed nasal respiration, especially in a newborn, sometimes due to congenital syphilis.

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