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sniffles
/ ˈsnɪfəlz /
plural noun
a cold in the head
the sniffling that sometimes accompanies weeping or prolonged crying
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With the guards close by she felt she could get through it without melting into sniffles, or worse.
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From the other side of the room came the sound of sniffles.
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During the pandemic, the rules for school attendance with the sniffles were clear, if a bit draconian: Keep a child home from school at any sign of illness.
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It made parents more wary of illness, so when children get sniffles, they want to keep them off.
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“Be prepared for the possibility that those sniffles or symptoms after coming back will be COVID.”
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