sniffle
1snif·fle
intransitive verb \ˈsni-fəl\snif·fledsnif·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of SNIFFLE
Examples of SNIFFLE
- The children have been sniffling for a week now.
- “In your family's eyes,” she sniffled, “I'm not good enough.”
Origin of SNIFFLE
frequentative of sniff
First Known Use: 1632
2sniffle
nounDefinition of SNIFFLE
1
plural : a head cold marked by nasal discharge
2
: an act or sound of sniffling
Examples of SNIFFLE
- He couldn't stop his sniffles.
First Known Use of SNIFFLE
circa 1825
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