sniffle
verb (used without object)
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears.
sniffly
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a word derived from
sniffle.
Example Sentences
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Anthopoulos, who is vaccinated, had a sniffly nose and tested positive for the coronavirus on the morning of Game 4 in Atlanta.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
If you're sniffly, feeling under the weather or ill and you've ruled out coronavirus it probably means you have a cold.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2021
With cold and flu season in full swing, you might be surrounded by coughing, sniffly co-workers.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2019
As their future turns impossible, the audience grows sniffly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2018
But still Mother was too sniffly to go.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
