Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb snuffle

3 senses of snuffle

Sense 1
snuff, snuffle -- (sniff or smell inquiringly)
       => smell -- (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)

Sense 2
snuffle, snivel -- (snuff up mucus through the nose)
       => inhale, inspire, breathe in -- (draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well")

Sense 3
snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle -- (cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!")
       => cry, weep -- (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs")

Antonyms of adj snuffling

1 sense of snuffling

Sense 1
sniffly, snuffling, snuffly -- (liable to sniffle)

INDIRECT (VIA tearful) -> tearless, dry-eyed -- (free from tears)

Similarity of adj snuffling

1 sense of snuffling

Sense 1
sniffly, snuffling, snuffly -- (liable to sniffle)
       => tearful (vs. tearless) -- (filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties")