snuffleverb
uk/ˈsnʌf.əl/us/ˈsnʌf.əl/[ I or T ] to breathe in quickly and repeatedly through the nose, usually because you are crying or because you have a cold:
He was snuffling and blowing his nose.
Synonym
sniffle
[ I usually + adv/prep ] (of an animal) to breathe in quickly and repeatedly through the nose while smelling something:
The dog snuffled around and began digging at the base of the tree.
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Colds & flu
- avian flu
- bunged up
- catarrh
- chesty
- chill
- cold
- congested
- cough
- coughing fit
- flu
- frog
- have a frog in your throat idiom
- head cold
- runny
- sniff
- sniffle
- stuffed up
- swine flu
- the common cold
- tickle
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Weeping and crying
snufflenoun
usuk/ˈsnʌf.l̩/[ C ] an act or sound of snuffling
a snuffle also the snuffles UK
a slight cold that mainly affects your nose:
I had a cold a couple of weeks ago and it's left me with a snuffle.
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Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears
- crumple
- cry
- dissolve
- dry your eyes idiom
- flood
- lachrymose
- mist
- mist (sth) over/up
- misty-eyed
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- sniffle
- tear 1
- weepy
- wept
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Synonym
sniffle