snuffle
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
Types & categories
- breathing hypernym
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Sense 2 verb
sniff or smell inquiringly
Types & categories
- smell hypernym
Related & opposite
- sniff derivation
Sense 3 verb
snuff up mucus through the nose
Types & categories
- breathe in hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
cry or whine with snuffling
Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
Types & categories
- weep hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | snuffle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffly |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | breathing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniff |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | smell |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | snuffle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | snuffler |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | breathe in |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | snuffle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | snivel |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | blubberer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | weep |