(v. i.) To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
(n.) The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed.
(n.) An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy.
(n.) Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children.
Example Sentences:
(1) The present results suggested that these P. multocida isolates were the causal agent of rabbits rhinitis (snuffles) in Japan.
(2) Inside was the world's biggest map, depicting all of New York state, laid out in sparkling terrazzo, across which troupes of acrobats and dancers would perform, and the animals of the kiddies' petting zoo would snuffle.
(3) In a double-blind study, diphenylpyraline (Lergobine) was given to 63 patients whose main symptoms were stuffiness of the nose, increased secretion of mucus, snuffling, sneezing and redness of the eyes.
(4) The younger infants had a higher incidence of jaundice and mortality, whereas joint swellings, skin rash, snuffles, anemia, and periosteal reaction visible in x-rays of long bones were typical findings among the older group.
(5) So, I will have to continue trudging down to one or other of the local hospitals for treatment, and get the snuffles, or worse, on the way.
(6) With silhouetted palms at sunset, capybaras bathing in streams, vivid birdlife and viscachas (a type of chinchilla) snuffling around the site at dusk, it’s a photographers’ paradise.
(7) "And Ben," notes his wife, indicating the spaniel snuffling at their feet.
(8) You are in the system, safe from the unregulated badlands of Nickelodeon and its oceans of advertising, the looping hours of Peppa Pig and American imports that run through the night so that other, feral children (not yours) can watch cartoons at 2am while snuffling from bowls of refined sugar.
(9) The other day I had a bit of a snuffle and Justine thought it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to go for a walk in Primrose Hill.
(10) The presence of "snuffles" has traditionally been ascribed, unproven, to an upper respiratory tract infection despite there being no other signs of an acute infection in the majority of infants with "snuffles".
(11) A counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) test was applied to serotype 35 isolates of type D Pasteurella multocida recovered from 32 cases of atrophic rhinitis (in swine) and 3 cases of snuffles (in rabbits).
(12) She has some new bogeymen – shareholders – and is so determined they won't get a groat of her money, that she's sitting snuffling and shivering in her kitchen, by the hob, on the cusp of pneumonia, refusing to turn on her heating.
(13) The previously well-known snuffles, pseudoparalysis and bizarre radiological changes should now be brought to the attention of perhaps more than one generation of physicians who underwent their medical training at the time when the disease was a rarity.
(14) The presence of excess nasal mucus causing noisy nasal breathing with an obvious mucus discharge (snuffles) is a common problem in infants in the first three months of life.
(15) The results suggest that in some infants "snuffles" may be associated with impaired vasomotor control.
(16) Pigs snuffle at the detritus littering its margins.
(17) Four of fifty infants in the control group compared to 22 of 50 in the snuffles group demonstrated postural hypotension (Chi square 16.84, p less than 0.001).
(18) snuffles and being "chesty") in well infants during the first months of life with 32% of the control group having snuffles and 35% described as "chesty".
(19) At night, if I hear him snuffle or whimper in his cot, I sneak over using an iPhone as an impromptu light source so I can see if he needs resettling.
(20) Hepatic and splenic enlargement were present in 12 cases, and nine children had the "snuffles".
Souffle
Definition:
(n.) A murmuring or blowing sound; as, the uterine souffle heard over the pregnant uterus.
(n.) A side dish served hot from the oven at dinner, made of eggs, milk, and flour or other farinaceous substance, beaten till very light, and flavored with fruits, liquors, or essence.
Example Sentences:
(1) The second, of course, is the voyeuristic pleasure the camera takes in the delicacies: the shot of a spoon plunging through the soft, airy volume of a chocolate souffle, for example.
(2) In 1957, an inheritance from his wife enabled him to finance his debut feature, and to provide impetus to the French new wave by producing the first features by Rohmer, Rivette and Philippe de Broca, as well as being technical adviser on Godard's À Bout de Souffle (Breathless, 1960).
(3) There, the prince was shown how to prepare a lobster souffle and Kate was given instruction in the not-too-difficult creation of an amuse-bouche of foie gras on a toasted brioche.
(4) Prepare for brussel sprout ice cream and plum duff souffle with turkey sauce.
(5) Born near Paris, the son of a sculptor, Belmondo became an international art house star in Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (A Bout de souffle, 1960), the defining film of the Nouvelle Vague.
(6) This gothic get-up may ramp up the fear factor, but still isn't as souffle-shrinking as Paul Hollywood 's face when your crispbread doesn't snap.
(7) He also raised eyebrows by telling French first lady Brigitte Macron: “You’re in such good shape … beautiful.” Later, he saw how the Eiffel Tower measures up to Trump Tower as he took the plunge into French cuisine from a menu including dover sole, spinach and Hollandaise; fillet of beef, brioche with foie, souffle potato, truffle sauce; warm strawberry with yoghurt sorbet; and hot chocolate souffle with chocolate ice cream (it was not clear whether Trump got his customary two scoops).
(8) And Ted Heath sent onion nut souffle, though he was too grand to submit it himself.
(9) His debut column, on how to perfect a crab and Gruyère souffle Christmas starter, should stand him in good stead with Smith, a Norwich City shareholder with whom he will be able to swap recipes and garner tips.
(10) The innocent heart murmur group defines five specific entities: the pulmonary systolic murmur, the vibratory systolic murmur, the supraclavicular systolic murmur, the mammary souffle, and the venous hum.
(11) A cardiac souffle had been present for 10 yr and precordial pain, cardiopalmus and effort dyspnoea for 5-6 yr. Familial association, ischaemic and pseudonecrotic ECG changes, and signs of left ventricle hypertrophy were noted.
(12) And the award for silliest outfit… Jason's alternative gongs Best comeback news Jean-Luc Godard isn't à bout de souffle yet.
(13) A systolic souffle could be heard above the bifurcation of the aorta.
(14) "I remember seeing À Bout de Souffle for the first time and loving the moment in the streets of Paris where passersby glanced at the camera.