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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 canine was filmed barking and whining incessantly while balancing himself on his owner's knees.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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In the show, Cooke plays the regal Alicent Hightower and Glynn-Carney is her sniveling son, King Aegon Targaryen.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two years of sobbing until my chest hurt.—
Lisa K. Friedman,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Viewer Reactions The Instagram video reached over 598,000 views and 28,685 likes as of Tuesday, with viewers sobbing over Whiskey's heartbreaking reaction.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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In front of reporters, the agent grabbed the crying woman by the arms before shoving her to the wall and then downward.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
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The Wolverines whimpered to an 11-point loss against the Sooners but otherwise looked good in wider wins over New Mexico (34-17) and Central Michigan (63-3).—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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But after that leadoff bang, the Red Sox whimpered through the next four innings.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 July 2025
Verb
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So only one overwhelmed person at a time was allowed to weep when daily frustrations piled up, like barely being able to keep up with a busy lunch crowd or when the aluminum on the bottom of the pan burned and ruined the custard, forcing them to throw it away and waste dozens of eggs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The unique human capacity to weep may have evolved to strengthen social bonds and generate common knowledge regarding our inner states.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Viewers immediately started bawling at the thought.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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For sure, John would be bawling.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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