fungar

Probably onomatopoeic; alternatively from Vulgar Latin *fumicare, from fūmus (“steam”).

• IPA^(key): /fuŋˈɡaɾ/, (western) /fuŋˈkaɾ/

fungar (first-person singular present fungo, first-person singular preterite funguei, past participle fungado)

1. (intransitive) to snivel (to breathe heavily)
2. (intransitive) to smell, to sniff (to detect a scent)
3. (intransitive) to expel air through the nose
4. (intransitive) to speak nasally
5. (intransitive) to whimper
6. (intransitive) to grumble
7. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to blow one's nose

• “fungar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “fungar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “fungar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

fungar

1. first-person singular future active indicative of fungor

Onomatopoeic.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fũ.ˈɡa(ʁ)/

fungar (first-person singular present indicative fungo, past participle fungado)

1. (intransitive) to snivel (to breathe heavily)

   Você estava fungando de raiva.

   You were breathing heavily because of your anger.

2. (intransitive) to sigh (to express frustration by exhaling audibly)

   Synonym: suspirar

3. (colloquial, transitive) to smell; to sniff (to detect a scent)

   Synonyms: farejar, cheirar, sentir cheiro de

4. (intransitive) to whimper (to cry or sob softly and intermittently)

   Synonym: choramingar