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snuffle

[snuhf-uhl] / ˈsnʌf əl /


VERB
sniff
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
hold nose


Example Sentences

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Other days, the project manager will play with her pup at home or throw a few treats in a snuffle mat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

They invited a winsome six-month-old piglet named Wilma to snuffle around in the mini-meadow, which she did with tremendous focus and energy, transfixing her audience.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

And deer release their feces as they feed, creating conditions where other deer might forage in areas contaminated with waste, or snuffle around waste that has feed mixed in, experts say.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Wild boar snuffle through rusted playgrounds, and kindergarten napping areas are scattered with wide-eyed, broken dolls, thick with radioactive dust.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2014

When Pollard, who called the horse Pops, sat outside the stall, reading the paper while Seabiscuit was cooled out, the horse would tug his hot walker off course to snuffle his jockey’s hands.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand