snuffling I. noun (-s) Etymology: from gerund of snuffle (I) 1.: the act of snuffling 2.: snuffle < the snufflings of obtuse furry animals grunting and nosing — Virginia Woolf > II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of snuffle (I) : that snuffles; specifically: sanctimonious • snuf·fling·lyadverb