sniffle
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears: She sniffled woefully.
an act or sound of sniffling.
(the) sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling: This draft is giving me the sniffles.
Origin of sniffle
1Other words from sniffle
- sniffler, noun
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How to use sniffle in a sentence
Those cases can be as modest as a few days of sniffles, but, in other circumstances, can spawn debilitating headaches and fatigue.
They’re called mild cases. But people with breakthrough covid can still feel pretty sick. | Fenit Nirappil | August 31, 2021 | Washington PostMany infected kids get away with no symptoms, or with only a few sniffles.
COVID-19 can infect kids — and risks sickening some severely | Tina Hesman Saey | August 24, 2021 | Science News For StudentsSurgical masks are a common part of life, and it’s normal for anyone with a mild sniffle to wear one to work or on public transport.
Sulfites, which winemakers in the United States sometimes use to keep wine from spoiling, are often to blame for wine-induced sniffles.
Red wine is a trifecta of chemicals that can make some people feel terrible | empire | June 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe subway is far emptier, for one thing—and with the riders onboard almost universally wearing masks, the chorus of sniffles and coughs has been silenced.
But no matter, we are allergic and getting more allergic, hear us roar (and sniffle and whine and hack).
Blame Climate Change for Your Terrible Seasonal Allergies | Kent Sepkowitz | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany sniffle and wheeze antidotes are in the list of the 100 most frequently prescribed medications in 2013.
Blame Climate Change for Your Terrible Seasonal Allergies | Kent Sepkowitz | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLet's not have a sniffle," the chorus continues—"Let's have a bloody good cry.
The plate of meat was brought by Mary Jones with Gower beside her, and a sniffle of her happiness audible.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithThe strange young woman's avoidance of any popular sniffle of the pathetic had a recognized merit.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithAt the invitation both children threw themselves violently on Mary and clung to her, beginning to sniffle again.
Mary Ware in Texas | Annie F. JohnstonIt took the form of an unmistakable sniffle, and it somehow contrived to be indubitably and rather pitifully feminine.
Little Miss Grouch | Samuel Hopkins AdamsAt this moment a sound was heard on the other side of the door, something between a cry, a sniffle, and a sob.
Fernley House | Laura E. Richards
British Dictionary definitions for sniffle
/ (ˈsnɪfəl) /
(intr) to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
Derived forms of sniffle
- sniffler, noun
- sniffly, adjective
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