Snootful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsnuːtfʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Snootful is a noun meaning (informal) A noseful.
Meaning
(informal) A noseful.
More Meanings
- (informal) A significant ingested quantity of an alcoholic beverage.
Example Sentences
Imps see pixies as uppity, giggly snobs, sniffing too many snootfuls of pollen.
His bulbous nose glows whenever he has a snootful, which is nearly every night.
It took almost to noon, and quite a bit of slow, careful rolling, and more than a few snootfuls of seawater, but finally he was free.
Suddenly the Soda Butte animals are getting great snootfuls of scent laid down over the past month by other wolves, which apparently leaves them with a certain longing for their own quiet, unsullied digs far to the northeast.
Word Forms
- snootfuls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snoutful, sniff, snuffle, snout, snuff, snort.
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