Definition of: snuffle

(snuf′əl) v. ·fled, ·fling v.i.
1. To breathe through the nose noisily and with difficulty, as when it is obstructed by mucus.
2. To breathe noisily, as a dog following a scent.
3. To talk through the nose; snivel.
—v.t.
4. To utter in a nasal tone.
—noun
1. An act of snuffling, or the sound made by it.
2. plural Nasal catarrh.
3. An affected nasal or emotional voice or twang; hence, cant. [Freq. of SNUFF¹]
—snuf′fler noun
—snuf′fly adjective