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

piffle, riffle, skiffle, whiffle