snuffle

Meanings

• Verb

  Make a low, noisy breathing sound through the nose, often due to being cold or tired.

  - "During winter, I often snuffle when I breathe through my nose."
  - "After a long day, I couldn't help but snuffle as I sat by the fire."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with snuffle
muffle , ruffle , shuffle , puffule , buffalo , guffaw , suffocate

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Snuffle (English) : The act of making a low, noisy breathing sound through the nose.
   

2. Snuffle (Scottish Gaelic) : A type of eel.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of snuffle that leads to same result
snuffle , snuffled , snuffler , snufflers , snuffles , snuffling

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Etymology

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The origin of the word 'snuffle' is Old English 'snifolan,' which means 'to breathe through the nose with a snuffling sound'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'snuffle' is not commonly used in everyday speech and is often replaced by the word 'sneeze'.

2. In Scotland, 'snuffle' is also the name of a type of eel.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sneeze: Both 'snuffle' and 'sneeze' are sounds related to the nose and respiratory system.

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Culture

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In literature, 'snuffle' is used to describe the sound of breathing, often in the context of cold weather or tiredness. It can also be used metaphorically to describe someone's attitude or demeanor.

How to Memorize "snuffle"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself making a low, noisy breathing sound through your nose. Visualize the air entering your nostrils and making the 'snuffle' sound.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'snuffle' with the feeling of being cold or tired, or the sound of someone breathing through their nose.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'S' sound in 'snuffle' represents 'sound' and 'nose'.

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