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# snuffle

verb (snuffle, snuffles, snuffled, snuffling); noun (a snuffle, the snuffles)

«snuffle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To snuffle means to breathe noisily through your nose, for example when you have a cold or are crying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#m1)
2. When an animal snuffles, it sniffs noisily along the ground, looking for food or a smell, like a dog, pig or hedgehog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#m2)
3. (noun) A snuffle is that noisy breathing sound; "the snuffles" (informal) is a light cold with a runny nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it describes small sounds of animals and of children who are sad or ill; it makes a scene feel close and real. In nature lessons hedgehogs and badgers snuffle for worms and beetles. Phrases: "snuffle around", "snuffle about", "have the snuffles".

### Examples

- The puppy snuffled around the garden for its ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x1)
- A hedgehog snuffled through the leaves at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x2)
- My little brother snuffled into his pillow after the bad dream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x3)
- I have the snuffles, so I need tissues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x4)
- The pig snuffled in the mud for food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x5)
- We heard a snuffle under the bed and found the cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x6)
- She stopped crying and gave a last snuffle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x7)
- No one else cared.” He snuffled a little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: snuffled, snuffling. Close to "sniffle" (sniffing because of a cold or tears) and "sniff". "The snuffles" is informal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snuffle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuffle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snuffle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snuffle.html) on Mova free.