v. & n.
v. 1 intr. make sniffing sounds. 2 a intr. speak nasally, whiningly, or like one with a cold. b tr. (often foll. by out) say in this way. 3 intr. breathe noisily as through a partially blocked nose. 4 intr. sniff.
n. 1 a snuffling sound or tone. 2 (in pl.) a partial blockage of the nose causing snuffling. 3 a sniff. snuffler n. snuffly adj.
[ prob. f. LG & Du. snuffelen (as SNUFF(2)): cf. SNIVEL ]