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sniffles

present tense third-person singular of sniffle

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Verb
  • Advertisement One veteran, Matty Roberts visibly sobs.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Darcey sobs as Georgi continues to defend himself for not easily opening up to others.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For one, the choice to keep football out of the Canton mall development gets some pushback and publicity, including from a former Cleveland Browns player who cries on the news about it.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Sniffles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffles. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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