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Meaning of SNIFFLE

Pronunciation:  'sniful

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
  2. [v]  inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
  3. [v]  cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
 
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 Synonyms: blub, blubber, sniff, snivel, snivel, snuffle, snuffle
 
 See Also: breathe in, breathing, cry, external respiration, inhale, inspire, respiration, ventilation, weep

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Snif"fle\, v. i. [Freq. of sniff. See {Snivel}.]
To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [Prov. Eng.]
 

 

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