v. i. | 1. | To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound. |
n. | 1. | The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed. |
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) |
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!" |