snuffling
present participle ofsnuffle
snuffle
verb
uk/ˈsnʌf.əl/us/ˈsnʌf.əl/[IorT]
tobreatheinquicklyandrepeatedlythrough thenose, usually because you arecryingor because you have acold:
He was snuffling andblowinghisnose.
Synonym
sniffle
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
(of ananimal) tobreatheinquicklyandrepeatedlythrough thenosewhilesmellingsomething:
Thedogsnuffledaroundandbegandiggingat thebaseof thetree.
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic respiration
- asphyxia
- asphyxiation
- breathable
- breathe
- breathlessly
- exhale
- puffed (out)
- respiratory
- respire
- shallow
- sigh
- sleep apnoea
- smother
- snuffle
- strangulate
- suffocation
- throttle
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Examplesofsnuffling
snuffling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We were shoulder to shoulder around the rectangular table, sniffing andsnufflingas we wrote, and reread, and continued writing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We only want to prevent aggressive power from settling things wrongly, from destroying the independence of nations andsnufflingout their rights.
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If it is harassed further, it will twitch in an attempt to jab spines into the predator and makesnuffling/grunting noises.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Communication is partly by sound, with the animals making various squeaks orsnufflingsounds, and partly by scent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The rogue glister is a massive, blood-red creature that makes asnufflingsound as it moves.
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