SNIFFLED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

sniffled

verb

past tense of sniffle

as in whined

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Post-Covid, Hollywood has whined about the falloff for MPA fare in Pan Asian territories, particularly the once-robust South Korea.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026
After a few casts, Rubye’s rod bent, and the reel whined as line spooled out.

— John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026

Definition of whined

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Officers described the videos recorded by that camera, writing that Westman seemed agitated after a visit with family and at times sobbed before driving by the church and school the night before the attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Afterward, Sanchez sobbed and Corbalan turned to the Sanchez family.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sobbed

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Pancho, a heavy-bodied Airedale, whimpered and rubbed against my leg with the expectation of excitement to come.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
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

Definition of whimpered

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Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Giacchino remembered how calm her own teacher had remained while children cried around her.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cried

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President Lincoln shut himself in a room and wept alone following his burial, eventually taking solace in caring for a grieving Tad.

— Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Vlasova, who during her years in Russian detention had watched countless times as others were freed and she was left behind, wept.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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