单词 | snuffle |
释义 | snuffle —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; < D snuffelen to nose (in something), deriv. of snuffen to SNUFF1 with freq. suffix -el-; see -LE] |
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