[
US
/ˈsnɪfəɫ/
]
[ UK /snˈɪfəl/ ]
[ UK /snˈɪfəl/ ]
VERB
-
inhale audibly through the nose
the sick student was sniffling in the back row -
cry or whine with snuffling
Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
NOUN
- the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
How To Use sniffle In A Sentence
- I but stretched them up in the sun," she sniffled, "and we be poor people and have nothing. THE MASTER OF MYSTERY
- Second I struggle with the hanky debate this time of year too (boo ragweed), the hanky is great for small sniffles but for my shonze needs, hygienically I've got to use the disposable tissue. Boos and Yahoos
- The only sound in the room apart from his sniffles was the sound of the clock on the wall ticking.
- The sobs were reduced to sniffles, and in silent wonderment, they looked at each other, together at last.
- ‘I'm so sorry I didn't mean to just start crying like that, wow I feel so stupid’ She reached behind her and snagged a tissue off the counter and dabbed at the corner of her eyes and sniffled delicately into the crumply tissue.
- She pulled them on; her tears now subsided to sniffles.
- When word came that Iron Mike had been floored by a virulent attack of the sniffles, his disconsolate well-wishers had to shuffle off without meeting their thick-necked hero.
- It may have made a big difference in public opinion today and would have at least sniffled some of the more outrageous claims made by the right. Think Progress » ThinkFast: March 1, 2010
- He sniffled and wept, but Wolf Larsen was pitiless. Chapter 13
- To my surprise, there were an awful lot of cocaine jokes last night, but the best was Farrell's quip that his sniffle was the result of a cold and not "that other thing, that it used to be. The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories
