snuffelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• nuzzle verb To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
• pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
• sniff verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.

Senses

snuffelen is used for these senses in English:

• nuzzle Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.

nuzzle — full definition

1. verb To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
2. verb To rub or touch (someone or something) with the nose, face, etc., or an object.
3. verb Chiefly of an animal: to dig (something, especially food) out of the ground using the nose or snout; to root.
4. verb Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.

pry — full definition

1. verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
2. verb To force something open or lever it apart using a tool.
3. noun A tool used for levering something open, such as a crowbar.

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