Difference between Snuffle and Sniffle

What is the difference between Snuffle and Sniffle?

Snuffle as a verb is to sniff with the nose loudly and audibly while Sniffle as a verb is to make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.

Snuffle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to sniff with the nose loudly and audibly to 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

Sniffle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.

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

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