SNIFFLE

snuffle, sniffle, snivel

(noun) the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

sniff, sniffle

(verb) inhale audibly through the nose; “the sick student was sniffling in the back row”

snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle

(verb) cry or whine with snuffling; “Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(intransitive) To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose.

(transitive) To utter with a whimpering or sniffing sound.

Noun

sniffle (plural sniffles)

The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.

Anagrams

• niffles

Source: Wiktionary


Snif"fle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of sniff. See Snivel.]

Definition: To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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