snuffling

verb

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. sniveling
  5. snuffing
  6. whimpering
  7. breathing
  8. sobbing
Verb
  • This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • Musk and SpaceX have a true nose for money, including sniffing out government infusions and contracts.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Definition of sniffing
Verb
  • Stop whining and complaining, people.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
  • Well, certainly a lot of whining about technology.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of whining
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  • Being in the same room can make issues worse, with choosing what to watch on television and snoring being the biggest annoyances.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • The warning signs in men include snoring while women often experience unrefreshing slumber, daytime fatigue or feeling exhausted despite spending enough time in bed.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 4 June 2026
Definition of snoring
Verb
  • The Odyssey also features the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) and Penelope’s sniveling suitor, Antinous (Robert Pattinson), who is seeking to marry the queen and become the ruler of Ithaca.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • But Flynn also oozes sniveling self-righteousness while hotly defending and petitioning for childhood innocence (amusing hints emerge that the daughter is a somewhat lazy and dim underachiever).
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of sniveling
Verb
  • For Cape Verde, Vozinha was excellent at snuffing out the few good chances Spain created on his way to becoming an Instagram phenomenon after one of the World Cup’s great results.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Definition of snuffing
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  • That admission led to gasps and whimpering by several courtroom observers.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
  • As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of whimpering
Verb
  • The abdomen may significantly protrude, pushing the diaphragm upward and making breathing more difficult.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • For some, the virus can attack the nervous system, causing permanent paralysis, breathing difficulties and death.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of breathing
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  • Carter, who returned to her dad's house from seeing a friend shortly after he was killed, can be seen in body cam footage sobbing as she is told by police that somebody in the house was dead.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • His aunt sat at the dining table, sobbing.
    — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Definition of sobbing
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