snuf·fle

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• snuf|fle — …   Useful english dictionary

• snuf — snuf·fler; snuf·fli·ness; snuf·fly; snuf·fle; snuf·fling·ly; …   English syllables

• fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… …   English syllables

• snuffle — snuf·fle …   English syllables

• snuffle — snuf•fle [[t]ˈsnʌf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) phl to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff 2) phl to draw the breath or mucus through the nostrils in an audible or noisy manner; sniffle; snivel 3) to speak through …   From formal English to slang

• snuffle — snuf|fle1 [ snʌfl ] verb intransitive to breathe noisily through your nose, for example because you are crying or you have a cold snuffle snuf|fle 2 [ snʌfl ] noun count a noisy breath through your nose …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• snuffle — snuf|fle [ˈsnʌfəl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from [i]Dutch snuffelen] to breathe noisily through your nose, sometimes because you are crying ▪ The little boys snuffled in their sleep …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Snuffle — Snuf fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffling}.] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG. snuffeln, G. schn[ u]ffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. sn[ o]vle. Cf. {Sniffle}.] To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Snuffle — Snuf fle, n. 1. The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed. [1913 Webster] This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a snort or snuffle. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. An affected nasal twang;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Snuffled — Snuffle Snuf fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffling}.] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG. snuffeln, G. schn[ u]ffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. sn[ o]vle. Cf. {Sniffle}.] To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English