n.
Pronunciation: ' sn ə -f ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: snuf · fled ; snuf · fling \ -f( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: akin to Dutch snuffelen to snuffle ― more at SNIVEL
Date: circa 1600
intransitive verb
1 : to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
2 : to breathe through an obstructed nose with a sniffing sound
3 : to speak through or as if through the nose : WHINE
transitive verb : to seek or test by or as if by repeated sniffs
– snuf · fler \ -f( ə -)l ə r \ noun