■ verb
1》 breathe noisily through the nose due to a cold or crying.
2》 (of an animal) make repeated sniffing sounds.
■ noun
1》 a snuffling sound.
2》 ( the ~s ) informal a cold.
Derivatives
~r noun
snuffly adjective
Origin
C16: prob. from Low Ger. and Du. snuffelen .