snuf·fle /ˈsnʌfəl/
鼻音,鼻息,鼻塞(vi.)抽鼻子,嗅,聞,鼻子塞住(vt.)發出鼻音說,嗅著去找
Snuf·fle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snuffled p. pr. & vb. n. Snuffling ] To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
One clad in purple
Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . .
Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat. --Dryden.
Snuf·fle, n.
1. The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed.
This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a snort or snuffle. --Coleridge.
2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy.
3. pl. Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children. [Colloq.]
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snuffle
n : the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the
nose is congested) [syn: sniffle, snivel]
v 1: sniff or smell inquiringly [syn: snuff]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn: snivel]
3: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle, blubber,
blub]