"whuffle" meaning in English

See whuffle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: whuffles [present, singular, third-person], whuffling [participle, present], whuffled [participle, past], whuffled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌfəl Head templates: {{en-verb}} whuffle (third-person singular simple present whuffles, present participle whuffling, simple past and past participle whuffled)
  1. (intransitive) To make a low snuffling or blowing sound. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-whuffle-en-verb-fPtSu3uN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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