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1. (v.i.) sniffle
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears.
2. (n.) sniffle
an act or sound of sniffling.
3. sniffle
the sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling.
Etymology: (1625–35)
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| Definition of 'sniffle' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) snuffle, sniffle, snivel
the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
2. (verb) snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle
cry or whine with snuffling
"Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
3. (verb) sniff, sniffle
inhale audibly through the nose
"the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
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| Definition of 'sniffle' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) sniffle
to snuffle, as one does with a catarrh
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