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Sniffled vs Snuffled - What's the difference?

sniffled | snuffled |

As verbs the difference between sniffled and snuffled

is that sniffled is past tense of sniffle while snuffled is past tense of snuffle.

sniffled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sniffle)

  • sniffle

    English

    Verb

    (sniffl)
  • To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.
  • Sonia sniffled a little, and her eyes were puffy and wet.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
  • I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.

    snuffled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (snuffle)

  • snuffle

    English

    Verb

    (snuffl)
  • 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
  • One clad in purple / Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme / Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly