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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Snuffled(); p. pr. & vb. n.Snuffling ().] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG. snuffeln, G. schnffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. snvle. 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.] スポンサード リンク
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