snuffle

Etymology

Probably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (“to snuffle”), equivalent to snuff + -le.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
  2. (intransitive) To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

noun

  1. An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.

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