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SNUFFLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

Synonyms:

sniffle; snivel; snuffle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("snuffle" is a kind of...):

breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

Derivation:

snuffle (cry or whine with snuffling)

snuffle (snuff up mucus through the nose)

snuffly (liable to sniffle)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cry or whine with snuffling

Example:

Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!

Synonyms:

blub; blubber; sniffle; snivel; snuffle

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "snuffle" is one way to...):

cry; weep (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

snuffle (the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Snuff up mucus through the nose

Synonyms:

snivel; snuffle

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "snuffle" is one way to...):

breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

snuffle (the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested))

snuffler (a person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sniff or smell inquiringly

Synonyms:

snuff; snuffle

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "snuffle" is one way to...):

smell (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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