Snuffle

v. i.	1.	To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound. [imp. & p. p. Snuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Snuffling .] One clad in purple Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . . Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat. - Dryden.
n.	1.	The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed. This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a snort or snuffle. - Coleridge.
	2.	An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy.
	3.	Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children.

Noun	1.	snuffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) Synonyms: sniffle, snivel
Verb	1.	snuffle - sniff or smell inquiringly Synonyms: snuff
	2.	snuffle - snuff up mucus through the nose Synonyms: snivel
	3.	snuffle - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" Synonyms: blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel

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