sniffle


1snif·fle

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

Definition of SNIFFLE

intransitive verb
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

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