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Recent Examples of sniffle
Was Carolina sniffling loudly on purpose so Grant couldn’t ignore her tears?
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
People around me were sniffling, issuing involuntary sobs.
—Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
She can often be seen sniffling and at one point breaks down in tears.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Winter is ripe for colds — but sometimes sniffling, sneezing, or congestion can be a sign of poor air quality in your home.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
People around me were sniffling, issuing involuntary sobs.
—Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
She can often be seen sniffling and at one point breaks down in tears.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Winter is ripe for colds — but sometimes sniffling, sneezing, or congestion can be a sign of poor air quality in your home.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
Verb
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Maybe if the teen had whined less, viewers wouldn't have yearned to see her get eaten by some Hellmouth beast.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Megan Michelson is an Outside contributing editor who loves long drives, even when her two children are whining in the backseat.—
Megan Michelson,
Outside Online,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But when Aurelius informs his son, Commodus (a sniveling Joaquin Phoenix), the latter murders his father before the decision is made public.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2024
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But Sarah had only driven about a block before Jamie called to snivel out an apology.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
24 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Well, well, well! Upstairs, Bronte is in bed, sobbing about being a fraud and a failure.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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The moment a senior dog enjoyed her backyard for the last time, surrounded by her family, left viewers online sobbing.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Parsons cried on the Bleacher Report live broadcast.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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People in the audience were crying, for God’s sake.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2010
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
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The guy who claimed to be a barber began to whimper, folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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My partner came home from work to find a sullen child whimpering in his room.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Several people in the courtroom were openly weeping.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 Apr. 2025
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At the funeral in Khan Younis Saturday afternoon, families wept over the bodies of their relatives and cried out in pain.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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Realizing her suspicions are now confirmed, and her name is on the wheel a total of 13 times, Irina falls to her knees and bawls her eyes out.—
Joelle Goldstein,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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My mother and sister were bawling their eyes out, burrowed against me.—
Joseph Earl Thomas,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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