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sniffle

[ snif-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

sniffled, sniffling.
  1. to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears:

    She sniffled woefully.



noun

  1. an act or sound of sniffling.
  2. (the) sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling:

    This draft is giving me the sniffles.

sniffle

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. intr to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾڴڱ, noun
  • ˈԾڴڱ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Ծf noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sniffle1

First recorded in 1625–35; sniff + -le
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“Be prepared for the possibility that those sniffles or symptoms after coming back will be COVID.”

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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.

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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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According to CNN, Hicks was "audibly sniffling with tears," resulting in a brief interruption to proceedings and both she and the jury leaving the room.

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You were sniffling even before anything much happened onstage.

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