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  • n  the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
  • v  sniff or smell inquiringly
  • v  snuff up mucus through the nose
  • v  cry or whine with snuffling

  • Around the park's many lagoons, flamingos feed; wild boars snuffle among deer, horses and cows.
  • A huge bronze sow, so lifelike that it seemed to snuffle, was set up at Leuenberg, last week, upon an imposing pediment.
  • Ten minutes later, a younger male approached from another direction, stopping in a stand of young trees to snuffle or chew loudly on something before strolling past.
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  • Have diabetes? Take sleep loss seriously
    Are your nights filled with the peaceful chirp of crickets and the rustle of the wind through the great Oregon oaks? Or is it more of an ear-splitting snort and snuffle that you can no longer blame on the dog?
    Aug. 4, 2013 - Albany Democrat-Herald

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