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sniffle
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  1. sniffle
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1snif·fle

intransitive verb \ˈsni-fəl\
snif·fledsnif·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SNIFFLE

1
: to sniff repeatedly : snuffle
2
: to speak with or as if with sniffling
— snif·fler \-f(ə-)lər\ noun

Examples of SNIFFLE

  1. The children have been sniffling for a week now.
  2. “In your family's eyes,” she sniffled, “I'm not good enough.”

Origin of SNIFFLE

frequentative of sniff
First Known Use: 1632

Rhymes with SNIFFLE

piffle, riffle, skiffle, whiffle

2sniffle

noun

Definition of SNIFFLE

1
plural : a head cold marked by nasal discharge
2
: an act or sound of sniffling
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Examples of SNIFFLE

  1. He couldn't stop his sniffles.

First Known Use of SNIFFLE

circa 1825

Rhymes with SNIFFLE

piffle, riffle

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