snuffling

verb

Definition of snufflingnext
present participle of snuffle
1
as in sniffing

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2
as in sniffling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffling
  1. sniffing
  2. whining
  3. snoring
  4. breathing
  5. weeping
Verb
  • She's even learned to spot the telltale signs that Leia, 11, is going on a thieving spree as the mischievous pup usually starts sniffing around the yard and then heads straight next door.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One of her favorite daily routines has become sniffing, exploring and searching for food that her caregivers scatter throughout the forest floor and on tree branches, enjoying the freedom to act like a wild bear.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of sniffing
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  • Han then used a tuning fork that was set to the tone that is produced by a flies’ whining wings.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
  • As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of whining
Verb
  • These things and my cat, who started inexplicably snoring after having some teeth pulled.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Pascal emerged as Joan’s first villain on The Golden Bachelorette after Episode 2 saw another contestant, Gregg Lassen, doing Pascal’s laundry as an apology for snoring so much.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of snoring
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  • Symptoms of the the flu-like disease so far include headaches, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, and anemia.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Patients’ symptoms have included headache, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, body aches and anemia.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of breathing
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  • Payne’s parents watched, his mother weeping, as the late singer’s casket was carried inside.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Music blared, dancers jumped, men and women threw themselves onto their knees while weeping furiously, phones waved, children balanced precariously on dusty shoulders, banners rose and fell against the soaring baroque stone.
    Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of weeping
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Thesaurus Entries Near snuffling

snuffles

snuffling

snuff (out)

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