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.
Derivatives:
snuffler n. snuffly adj.
Etymology: prob. f. LG & Du. snuffelen (as SNUFF(2)): cf. SNIVEL