to snuff
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9.1
- verb
- /snʌf/
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- Occasionally, he opened a container and snuffed a pinch of its contents into his nostrils.
OK, so neither cannabis nor nicotine will give you cancer, but smoking, vaping, dipping and snuffing can increase your risk of cancer.
- OK, so neither cannabis nor nicotine will give you cancer, but smoking, vaping, dipping and snuffing can increase your risk of cancer.
- So for those of you out there that either hear or are saying yourselves, I just can't seem to quit smoking or vaping or dipping or snuffing.
Examples
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A sudden revelation seized Eddie and pulled him down to a seated position in his box, constricting him as he snuffed his roach against the wall.
Fiction book (1997) -
When cold, snuff some of it inside the nostrils.
Blog text (16) -
Occasionally, he opened a container and snuffed a pinch of its contents into his nostrils.
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She snuffed the powdered tobacco before chatting with her friends at the party.
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He used to snuff a bit of snuff after finishing his coffee each morning.
Synonyms
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8.4
To breathe in a powdered drug through the nose
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Etymology
To snuff a substance means to inhale it through the nose; the word comes from the action 'to snuff' or sniff, which is why it names the way people take powdered tobacco or other powders.