<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.</li><li>to draw the breath or mucus through the nostrils in an audible or noisy manner; sniffle.</li><li>to speak through the nose or with a nasal twang.</li><li>to whine; snivel.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to utter in a nasal tone.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an act or sound of breathing loudly through the nose.</li><li>(the) snuffles, a condition of the nose, such as from a cold, causing a person to breathe or draw mucus through the nostrils noisily.</li><li>a nasal tone of voice.</li></ul>