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Webster 1913 Edition


Sniffle

Snif′fle

,
Verb.
I.
[Freq. of
sniff
. See
Snivel
.]
To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh.
[Prov. Eng.]

Definition 2024


sniffle

sniffle

English

Verb

sniffle (third-person singular simple present sniffles, present participle sniffling, simple past and past participle sniffled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.
    Sonia sniffled a little, and her eyes were puffy and wet.

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Noun

sniffle (plural sniffles)

  1. The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
    I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.

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