Snuf"fle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Snuffled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Snuffling (?).] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG.
snuffeln, G. schnüffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan.
snövle. Cf. Sniffle.] To speak through the
nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make
a broken sound.
One clad in purple
Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . .
Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat.
Dryden.
Snuf"fle, n. 1. The
act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when
obstructed.
This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a
snort or snuffle.
Coleridge.
2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant;
hypocrisy.
3. pl. Obstruction of the nose by
mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children. [Colloq.]
Snuf"fle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Snuffled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Snuffling (?).] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG.
snuffeln, G. schnüffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan.
snövle. Cf. Sniffle.] To speak through the
nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make
a broken sound.
One clad in purple
Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . .
Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat.
Dryden.
Snuf"fle, n. 1. The
act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when
obstructed.
This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a
snort or snuffle.
Coleridge.
2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant;
hypocrisy.
3. pl. Obstruction of the nose by
mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children. [Colloq.]