Meaning

A gentle sniff or snort..

Definitions by Sense

1. A gentle sniff or snort.
2. To sniff or snort gently.

Example Sentences

Gray Dan'l begged for more—both carrots and loving. Even Gatesby acted glad to see her, a wuffle warming her fingers as he picked up his carrot.

Harley smiled at the dog's contented wuffle and sigh. "How long until Guin is up and around?"

"Ah, general," Bellamy said. Raj leaned back in the saddle and Horace halted with a resentful wuffle.

Candles flickered under the doors of the first two rooms, occupied by Zeman and Iskander. The next room was in darkness and silent apart from a stricken wuffle.

At the word "treats," Jelly Bean jerked up her head and a sub-woofer wuffle fluttered her nostrils.

Nosing deeply over that opinion, he suddenly cocked an indignant leg, back scratched with vigour and made a wuffling sound in his whiskers about what would happen to that scoundrel if he came misusing our rocks again.

The black muzzle went 'wuffle, wuffle' over the sand and the man saw the short hairs bristle along its spine. Then the dog was called off and Giant Grum went up the bank.

After their first upset the children's dog kept a dignified distance from him; and when in the narrow passages the cat strayed too close, he would wuffle irritably, like an old Scotsman clearing his throat.

Word Forms

• wuffles
• wuffling
• wuffled

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When Should You Use Wuffle?

Use wuffle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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