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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If you want a place to start, here’s the hippie bowl I keep making lately — the one that’s been getting me through gray days and lingering sniffles.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
It made parents more wary of illness, so when children get sniffles, they want to keep them off.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
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
Fall and winter bring higher circulation of sniffles, sneezes and coughs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Grace could hear the quiet sniffles from all four of their parents behind them, watching their two children meet for the first time.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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