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🐴 To breathe softly 🐴 A soft sound
whuffle

whuffle

9.7
A soft snuffling sound made when an animal or person breathes quietly
  • noun
  • /ˈwʌfəl/
: susurro
  • I heard a soft whuffle coming from the puppy curled up in its bed.

Examples

  • The horse let out a gentle whuffle as it nuzzled its owner.

  • A faint whuffle in the dark told us the animal was nearby.

  • I heard a soft whuffle from the sleeping dog.

  • The whuffles of the rabbit could be heard in the quiet night.

  • The dog lay by the fire, occasionally making a soft whuffle as it dreamed.

  • I heard a quiet whuffle coming from the corner, where the rabbit was resting.

  • As he dozed off in the chair, a gentle whuffle escaped his lips.

Synonyms

snuffle
vswhuffle
2 7.2

A noisy breath through a blocked nose

is a softer quieter breath sound without strong nasal blockage noise
whuff
vswhuffle
9.5

A quiet blowing sound like a small puff

includes gentle nasal breathing sounds as quiet breathing rather than simple blowing

How Loud

snort
42 4.1
snore
20 1.0
whuffle
9.7
sniffle
45 3.4
breath
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

whuffle singular
whuffles plural

Etymology

Whuffle comes from the soft sound it copies, like huff, puff, and snuffle, so picture a quiet nose-breath from an animal as a simple memory. So a whuffle is a soft 'snuffling' or puffing sound.