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Meanings of snuffle in English

Portuguese
fungar
Catalan
ploriquejar
Spanish
lloriquear

Cry or whine with snuffling.

fungar
Catalan
esbufegar
Spanish
respirar ruidosamente

Sniff or smell inquiringly.

esbufegar

The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

Usage of snuffle in English
1
From the stable came the snuffle and stamp of a feeding horse.
Five Tales
2
As she breathed she let out an occasional soft, barely audible snuffle.
The accident man
3
He gave a huge snuffle, a little too late for my shirt.
Dearly Devoted Dexter
4
So every snuffle, tender throat and nervous cough is cause for concern.
News.com.au
5
Most of them were unconscious, breathing with the hard snuffle of dying men.
Now It Can Be Told
6
While Fräulein waited, trembling, several of the girls began to snuffle and sob.
Pointed Roofs: Pilgrimage, Volume 1
7
The ferrin in their holes began to snuffle and whistle plaintively.
The Lair of Bones
8
Anders gave a big snuffle and the tears kept threatening to spill over.
The ice princess
9
They too pace, and snuffle the air through shiny black noses.
Cleaving
10
She hears the tramp of his approaching feet, and the snuffle of his breath.
The Book of Were-Wolves
11
Do not whine or snuffle, but get ahead in the world while you can.
The Red Conspiracy
12
A bursting snuffle of laughter came from Dixon's left rear.
Lucky Jim
13
He heard a snuffle behind him- ahalf-chokinggasp or cough.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
14
The maze drew her long, home-coming snuffle, and stood still.
Studies and Essays: The Inn of Tranquility, and Others
15
A snuffle from the gator made me spring back and land on my ass.
Swamp Bones
16
There was no sign of a snuffle about him now.
The Soldier of the Valley
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Translations for snuffle
Portuguese
fungar
Snuffle through the time