| 单词 | snuffle |
| 释义 | snuffle (once / 8710 pages) vn When you snuffle you breathe in a sniffly, stuffed-up way through your nose. People are most likely to snuffle when they're crying or have a bad cold. For some people, spring means warmer weather and pretty flowers, but for others it means their allergies make them snuffle and sneeze continuously. When you see a sad movie in a theater, you'll probably hear people snuffle all around you — and if you visit the zoo or a farm, you can watch animals snuffle, or sniff at things. The Old English version of snuffle is snofl, "phlegm or mucus." WORD FAMILYsnuffle: snuffled, snuffler, snuffles, snuffling, snuffly+/snuffler: snufflers/snuffling: snufflingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe boy snuffled loudly and ducked his head. Katherine Paterson, The Great Gilly Hopkins(1978) What I hear, as a retired working stiff, is the loud, snuffling sound of pigs at the trough. New York Times(Aug 24, 2016) My relief was short-lived as I heard another grunt and some snuffling. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) 1v snuff up mucus through the nose Syn|Hyper snivel breathe in, inhale, inspire draw in (air) 2v sniff or smell inquiringly Syn|Hyper snuff smell inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense 3v cry or whine with snuffling Syn|Hyper blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel cry, weep shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain 4n the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) Syn|Hyper sniffle, snivel breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
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