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单词 snuffle
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snuffle

(snʌfəl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense snuffles, present participle snuffling, past tense, past participle snuffled
verb
If a person or an animal snuffles, they breathe in noisily through their nose, for example because they have a cold.
She snuffled and wiped her nose on the back of her hand. [VERB]

snuffle in British English

(ˈsnʌfəl)
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
Derived forms
snuffler (ˈsnuffler)
noun
snuffly (ˈsnuffly)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Low German or Dutch snuffelen; see snuff1, snivel

snuffle in American English

(ˈsnʌfəl)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈsnuffled or ˈsnuffling
1. 
to breathe audibly and with difficulty or by constant sniffing, as a dog in trailing; sniff or sniffle
2. 
to speak or sing in a nasal tone
3.  Rare
to whine
verb transitive
4. 
to utter by snuffling
noun
5. 
the act or sound of snuffling
6. 
a nasal tone or twang
Idioms:
the snuffles
Derived forms
snuffler (ˈsnuffler)
noun
Word origin
freq. of snuff2, v.

Examples of 'snuffle' in a sentence
snuffle

Heard the dog snuffle, then growl casually at the stranger.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2003)
said John to Teddy, who had dropped his nose to snuffle the gravel drive, and they marched in a small circle, cooling out.
Smiley, Jane BARN BLIND (2003)
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