Difference between Snuff and Snuffle

What is the difference between Snuff and Snuffle?

Snuff as a verb is to inhale through the nose. while Snuffle as a verb is to sniff with the nose loudly and audibly

Snuff

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to death.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To inhale through the nose. To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated. To kill a person; to snuff out.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose. Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue. A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco. The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort. Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling. Snot, mucus. Smell, scent, odour. The burning part of a candle wick, or that which has been charred by the flame, whether burning or not. Leavings in a glass after drinking; heel-taps.

Snuffle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to sniff with the nose loudly and audiblyto make something or someone quiet.to travel in a car at the pace of a snail.to sniff or smell something very loudly; harsh

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly

We hope you now know whether to use Snuff or Snuffle in your sentence.

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