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sniffle
[snif-uhl]
verb (used without object)
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears.
She sniffled woefully.
noun
an act or sound of sniffling.
(the) sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling.
This draft is giving me the sniffles.
sniffle
/ ˈɪə /
verb
(intr) to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
noun
the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
Other Word Forms
- sniffler noun
- ˈԾڴڱ noun
- ˈԾڴڱ adjective
Example Sentences
It made parents more wary of illness, so when children get sniffles, they want to keep them off.
“That’s the toughest one so far…That one right there, f**k man!” he exclaimed while coughing, gagging and sniffling.
“Be prepared for the possibility that those sniffles or symptoms after coming back will be COVID.”
We tend to think of the disease as a respiratory problem, given all the coughs and sniffles it produces, but it’s really more of a vascular disease, impacting any system that relies on blood vessels.
To deliver sentiment, the film instead relies on a score that sniffles as though a racehorse is being taken out to get shot.
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