See snuffle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-snuffle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-snuffle.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-snuffle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-snuffle.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʌfəl"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "sumtene",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сумтене"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "nàng",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"word": "齉"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"word": "nuuhkaisu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"word": "nuuskinta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"word": "nuuhkinta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "reniflement"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"word": "whenguwhengu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"word": "kuruwhengu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "instance of sniffing loudly",
"word": "kurahenga"
}
],
"word": "snuffle"
}
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