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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024snuf•fle /ˈsnʌfəl/USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling, n. v. - Physiology to draw the breath or mucus noisily through the nose:[no object]snuffling and blowing his nose.
- to whine;
snivel:[no object]At first he cried but gradually he began to snuffle and then stopped. - to say, or speak in a snuffle or a nasal tone: [~ + object]snuffled a few remarks.[used with quotations]"I don't want to go to Auntie's house,'' he snuffled.
n. [countable] - Physiologyan act or sound of snuffling.
- Pathology the snuffles, [plural] sniffle (def. 3).
snuf•fler, n. snuf•fly, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024snuf•fle (snuf′əl),USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling, n. v.i. - Physiologyto draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something;
snuff. - Physiologyto draw the breath or mucus through the nostrils in an audible or noisy manner;
sniffle;
snivel. - to speak through the nose or with a nasal twang.
- to whine;
snivel.
v.t. - Physiologyto utter in a snuffling or nasal tone.
n. - Physiologyan act or sound of snuffling.
- Pathology snuffles, a condition of the nose, as from a cold, causing snuffling (usually prec. by the).
- a nasal tone of voice.
- Dutch snuffelen to nose (in something), derivative of snuffen to snuff1 with frequentative suffix -el-; see -le
- 1575–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: snuffle /ˈsnʌfəl/ vb - (intransitive) to breathe noisily or with difficulty
- to say or speak in a nasal tone
- (intransitive) to snivel
n - an act or the sound of snuffling
- a nasal tone or voice
- the snuffles ⇒ a condition characterized by snuffling
Etymology: 16th Century: from Low German or Dutch snuffelen; see snuff1, snivelˈsnuffly adj |