sniffles

present tense third-person singular of sniffle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffles
Verb
  • Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • The caterer’s dead daughter, Marketa, is sung by Vilma Jää, an ethno-pop performer whose forays into Finnish folk techniques have her slinging her voice up into thrillingly high engine-whines.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Later that day, Jamison sobs in bed while her mom and dad worry about her chances of getting into Stanford if she's reported to the police.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • In the video, my dog Leo whimpers at the sound of whistles.
    Meg Anderson, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 June 2026
  • Jennifer Brook cries her own tears for her husband.
    Dawn White, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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“Sniffles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffles. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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