sniffles
Britishplural noun
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a cold in the head
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the sniffling that sometimes accompanies weeping or prolonged crying
Example Sentences
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It made parents more wary of illness, so when children get sniffles, they want to keep them off.
From BBC • May 5, 2025
“Be prepared for the possibility that those sniffles or symptoms after coming back will be COVID.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
To deliver sentiment, the film instead relies on a score that sniffles as though a racehorse is being taken out to get shot.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
You may be spreading virus particles a day or two before your first sniffles appear; this viral shedding can peak two or three days after you develop symptoms.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
Chuck didn’t say anything, but Thomas thought he heard the slightest of sniffles.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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