See Also: snuffle(medicine)
snuffle(1)(dictionary)
snuffle(2)(dictionary)
snuffle(dictionary)

snuffle(2) (iou)



snuffle verb. L16.
[Prob. from Low German, Dutch snuffelen, from imit. base repr. also by SNUFF verb2, Old English snoffa nausea, snofl catarrh: see -LE3. Cf. SNAFFLE verb2, SNIVEL verb.]
I. verb intrans.
Draw air into the nostrils in order to smell something; sniff or smell at. Formerly also, show dislike or disdain by sniffing. L16.
Draw up air or mucus through the nostrils audibly or noisily; breathe noisily (as) through a partially blocked nose. L16.
Speak through the nose, have a nasal twang, formerly esp. as a sign of hypocrisy or insincerity. L16.
Of the wind: blow in fitful gusts. Now rare. M17.
II. verb trans.
Inhale; clear (the nose etc.) by sniffing; search out or examine by sniffing. L16.
Say or voice in a nasal tone. Also foll. by out. M17.
snuffler noun a person who snuffles M17.
snuffling ppl adjective (a) that snuffles; characterized by sniffing or noisy inhalation through the nose; (b) speaking or uttered through the nose; arch. hypocritical, sanctimonious: L16.
snufflingly adverb E17.