Sniffled vs Snuffled - What's the difference?
sniffled | snuffled |
(sniffle)
To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.
The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
(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
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
English
Verb
(sniffl)- Sonia sniffled a little, and her eyes were puffy and wet.
Noun
(en noun)- I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.
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.