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snuffle

/ˈsnʌfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
snuf-fle
IPA
/ˈsnʌfəl/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

Intransitive verb

noun

An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (“to snuffle”), equivalent to snuff + -le. Compare also Old English snofl (“snot, nasal mucus”), which might not have survived into Middle English.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

snuffles (present, singular) snuffling (participle, present) snuffled (participle, past) snuffled (past) snuffles (plural)

Derived Forms

snuffler snuffly

Frequently Paired Words

sniffle snivel Snuffleupagus schnozzle

Synonyms

sniffle snivel blubber blub snuff

Rhymes With

shuffle truffle reshuffle scuffle ruffle duffel kerfuffle muffle buffle scruffle whuffle fluffle

Questions

How do you pronounce snuffle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnʌfəl/.
What does snuffle mean?
To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
Where does snuffle come from?
Probably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (“to snuffle”), equivalent to snuff + -le. Compare also Old English snofl (“snot, nasal mucus”), which might not have survived into Middle English.

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