snuffle
名词
UK/ˈsnʌf.ᵊl/
US/ˈsnʌf.ᵊl/
定义 snuffle 名词
- Countable
The act or sound of drawing air audibly through the nose.
片语 snuffle 名词
- a snuffle
A minor illness, primarily affecting the nasal passages, resulting in a blocked or runny nose.
• He woke up this morning with a bit of a snuffle.
动词
UK/ˈsnʌf.ᵊl/
US/ˈsnʌf.ᵊl/
定义 snuffle 动词
- TransitiveIntransitive
To breathe in audibly and repeatedly through the nose, typically due to crying or a cold.
She was snuffling and wiping her face with her sleeve.
The cold caused her to snuffle continuously.
He snuffled as he watched the sad movie.
- IntransitiveVerb + adv/prep
To breathe in quickly and repeatedly through the nose while smelling something, especially used to describe an animal.
The puppy snuffled around, looking for its lost toy.
The cat was snuffling at the door, trying to figure out what was outside.
The squirrel snuffled around the base of the tree, searching for nuts.