snuffle
intransitive verbTo breathe noisily, as through a blocked nose.
intransitive verbTo sniff, especially repeatedly, as a dog.
intransitive verbTo utter with a sound like that produced by snuffling.
nounThe act or sound of snuffling.
nounThe sniffles. Used with the.
To breathe hard through the nose, or through the nose when obstructed; draw the breath noisily on account of obstructions in the nasal passages; snuff up mucus in the nose by short catches of breath; speak through the nose: sometimes used, especially in the present participle, of affected, canting talk or persons: as, a snuffling fellow.
To take offense.
nounA sound made by the passage of air through the nostrils; the audible drawing up of air or of mucus by inhalation, especially in short catches of breath.
nounplural Troublesome mucous discharge from the nostrils. Also
A speaking through the nose, especially with short audible breaths; an affected nasal twang; hence, cant.
