Suck with a nose

single-word-requests

What word is there in English for sucking with your nose? There are people who do not sneeze but instead have a bad habit of sucking with their nose snot in again. However, the English dictionary definition for sucking refers to the mouth.


Solution 1:

Not to steal your thunder joseph_morris, but while the act is a sniffle as a verb it would be to sniff or snort.

Edit-To expound slightly more, I found this page for UK English slang, but it has a pretty expansive breakdown of snuffling.

Solution 2:

The word you're looking for is "sniffle."

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