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Recent Examples of sniffle
His wife, who can be heard sniffling or in tears during various points of the video, tries to persuade the agents her husband is cooperating.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Libby sniffles before turning the camera and walking ahead while Abby says something else, also inaudible, in the background.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The creature, with its small eyes, a pink, sniffling nose, and gray spikes that did not hurt but only tickled, did not have a name.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Was Carolina sniffling loudly on purpose so Grant couldn’t ignore her tears?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Libby sniffles before turning the camera and walking ahead while Abby says something else, also inaudible, in the background.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The creature, with its small eyes, a pink, sniffling nose, and gray spikes that did not hurt but only tickled, did not have a name.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Was Carolina sniffling loudly on purpose so Grant couldn’t ignore her tears?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
Verb
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The children jumped for joy after winning a game of cornhole; others fell and whined in defeat, but got up to play again.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Horns whine in constant protest.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Faced with the sniveling sum of these failures, Garfield is startled but compassionate.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the photo released by the White House, Armstrong is sobbing, her mouth hanging open in despair.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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But in this version of the photo, Levy Armstrong is pictured sobbing, with visible tears streaming down her cheeks and her mouth open.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Fans lined up at meet-and-greets, holding her, crying, sharing their own experiences of assault and survival.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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His attorney also submitted a video of Banfield learning of his wife's death, crying at times into his bloodied hands while a doctor patted his back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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In a large tent, veterinarians and volunteers work together to place an IV into the leg of a small, whimpering puppy.—
Tavleen Tarrant,
NBC news,
28 Dec. 2025
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But Dahlia does not whimper or cry like Constance wants.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Children in classrooms across the country fell silent as their teachers wept at the loss of a colleague.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Le started weeping and embraced Ewing, as the parents and students wiped their eyes alongside him.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Dogs can read your emotions and Julie was bawling like crazy.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
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The coffee’s still bad, the babies are still bawling, the turbulence is still turbulent.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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