Snuffled vs Sniffed - What's the difference?
snuffled | sniffed |
(snuffle)
to sniff with the nose loudly and audibly.
To sniff or smell something very loudly.
To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
* Dryden
(sniff)
An instance of sniffing.
A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose
A brief perception
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 3
, author=Chris Bevan
, title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham
, work=BBC Sport
(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.
To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
To perceive vaguely
To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
(computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
(slang, UK) To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose.
As verbs the difference between snuffled and sniffed
is that snuffled is (snuffle) while sniffed is (sniff).snuffled
English
Verb
(head)snuffle
English
Verb
(snuffl)- One clad in purple / Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme / Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat.
Derived terms
* (l)sniffed
English
Verb
(head)sniff
English
Noun
(en noun)- She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.
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Verb
(en verb)- The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.
- I sniffed the meat to see if it hadn't gone off.
- "He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.
- I can sniff trouble coming from the basement.