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Recent Examples of sniffle
The naysayers decried the acting as overripe, sniffing instead of sniffling.
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The cooler weather may provide some relief for those sniffling and sneezing due to pollen.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Michtom persisted, ending up, in 1937, with a doll that could drink, sniffle, cry, and pee into a diaper that little girls delighted in changing.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The blinds closed at 10:37 a.m., but the microphone remained on, broadcasting sounds of shuffling and sniffling.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The cooler weather may provide some relief for those sniffling and sneezing due to pollen.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Michtom persisted, ending up, in 1937, with a doll that could drink, sniffle, cry, and pee into a diaper that little girls delighted in changing.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The blinds closed at 10:37 a.m., but the microphone remained on, broadcasting sounds of shuffling and sniffling.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
Verb
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These plays all scratch the same exact itch of, say, watching Bachelorette hunks get hooked up to a lie detector or watching Mike White whine about the lack of fine cuisine on Survivor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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And how about the Liberty players and coaches whining about it?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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All this in an environment where politicians like Jeff Bridges (running for state treasurer who lives in the Cherry Creek school district) whine and snivel about his associates in the teachers’ union not having the funds to effectively teach our kids.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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But Flynn also oozes sniveling self-righteousness while hotly defending and petitioning for childhood innocence (amusing hints emerge that the daughter is a somewhat lazy and dim underachiever).—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Rose, though, reddening in the triangle between his eyes and nose, begins to sob.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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After the verdict was read, Cyrus' family sobbed and cried in the courtroom gallery, according to the Associated Press.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Children with the virus may be fussy and sleepy throughout the day, and cry without tears.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Garner later showed how emotional the moment made her by posting a series of photos on Instagram of herself crying.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Verb
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In front of them, warthogs snuffled around in the grass.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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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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Arms flew around in exasperation, and the woman left the table for such a long time that the large dog lying at their feet sat up and whimpered in the direction of her departure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Essex County is now weeping million-dollar and multi-million-dollar homes.—
Hannah Selinger,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Advocates with Mexican Heritage Plaza, SOMOS Mayfair, and Si Se Puede Collective watched the building burn and wept.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Willis, who is heterosexual, bawls much like Carl Bean.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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The baby bawled, the women and girls tiptoed, and at last Lina and the Brown family reached the ground and ran across the street.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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