sniffle
verb (used without object)
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears.
had been sniffling
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past perfect progressiveof sniffle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Then Pearline remembered that a few moments before she had been sniffling and shedding tears.
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