Sniffle
verb (used without object), sniffled, sniffling.
1.
to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears:
She sniffled woefully.
noun
2.
an act or sound of sniffling.
3.
sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling (usually preceded by the):
This draft is giving me the sniffles.
verb
1.
(intransitive) to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
noun
2.
the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
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