snuffling

(verb) sniff or smell inquiringly. Synonyms: snuff, snuffle.

(verb) snuff up mucus through the nose. Synonyms: snuffle, snivel.

(verb) cry or whine with snuffling. Synonyms: snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle. Example: "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!."

(adj) liable to sniffle. Synonyms: sniffly, snuffly.