sniffles

/ ˈsnɪfəlz /

plural noun

1. a cold in the head

2. the sniffling that sometimes accompanies weeping or prolonged crying

Example Sentences

It made parents more wary of illness, so when children get sniffles, they want to keep them off.

From BBC

“Be prepared for the possibility that those sniffles or symptoms after coming back will be COVID.”

From Los Angeles Times

We tend to think of the disease as a respiratory problem, given all the coughs and sniffles it produces, but it’s really more of a vascular disease, impacting any system that relies on blood vessels.

From Salon

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

Some advocates and school systems — and the state of California — are now encouraging kids to come to class even when they have the sniffles or other nuisance illnesses like lice or pinkeye.

From Seattle Times