to whuffle

Examples

• All

• A rushing noise grew in the distance; I could hear it stirring in the branches of the stunted trees above the canyon, and then it was upon me, chilling my face, whuffling in my ears.

  Fiction book (1993)

• As he ran a gloved hand over the grey's satiny neck and down the near front leg, the animal whuffled softly and presented its face to be scratched.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The pig whuffled as it searched for truffles in the damp earth.

• As she petted the dog, it whuffled contentedly in response.

• In the quiet forest, I could hear a deer whuffling softly among the leaves.

Synonyms

S

to snuffle

vsto whuffle

1 7.5

To breathe through the nose to smell and find things

is broader, including general noisy breathing not just nose sniffing

W

to whuff

vsto whuffle

9.5

To make a quiet puffing sound often and gently

focuses on noisy nasal searching breathing rather than soft repeated puffing

How Loud

to snort

52 3.7

to whuffle

1 9.9

to snuffle

1 7.5

to sniffle

18 2.3

to breathe

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology