— snuffler , n. — snufflingly , adv. — snuffly , adj.
/snuf"euhl/ , v. , snuffled, snuffling , n.
v.i.
1. to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.
2. to draw the breath or mucus through the nostrils in an audible or noisy manner; sniffle; snivel.
3. to speak through the nose or with a nasal twang.
4. to whine; snivel.
v.t.
5. to utter in a snuffling or nasal tone.
n.
6. an act or sound of snuffling.
7. snuffles , a condition of the nose, as from a cold, causing snuffling (usually prec. by the ).
8. a nasal tone of voice.
[ 1575-85; snuffelen to nose (in something), deriv. of snuffen to SNUFF 1 with freq. suffix - el-; see -LE ]