sniffle
verb (used without object)
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears.
sniffled
Example Sentences
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Members of the crowd sniffled and wiped away tears.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023
Quinn could be seen visibly tearing up throughout Burrows’ speech, while the crowd sniffled at his visible emotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Subsequent jurors held back tears, or sniffled, their faces distraught.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
After they marched out, men and women sniffled in the silence that the pipers left.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 29, 2020
Both of them sniffled as the tears rolled down their cheeks, neither one the least bit embarrassed.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
