sniffle
1 of 2verb
snif·fle ˈsni-fəl 
sniffled; sniffling ˈsni-f(ə-)liŋ
intransitive verb
1
: to sniff repeatedly : snuffle
2
: to speak with or as if with sniffling
sniffler
ˈsni-f(ə-)lər
noun sniffle
2 of 2noun
1
sniffles plural : a head cold marked by nasal discharge
2
: an act or sound of sniffling
Example Sentences
Verb The children have been sniffling for a week now. “In your family's eyes,” she sniffled, “I'm not good enough.” Noun He couldn't stop his sniffles.
Recent Examples on the Web
New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Granted, doctors are particularly predisposed to describing even a sniffle or the passing throat twinge in excruciating detail. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 10 May 2022 Becker said that anyone who has Covid-19 symptoms -- even just a sniffle -- should get tested. Jen Christensen, CNN, 18 Apr. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 See More
Verb
Some experts think that the spike in cases may have simply been a result of more people paying attention to every cough, sniffle and runny nose last fall. New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020 Noun
It’s not an event on a Friday, not a chance to wear a new outfit and not something that can get canceled by a sniffle. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Granted, doctors are particularly predisposed to describing even a sniffle or the passing throat twinge in excruciating detail. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 10 May 2022 Becker said that anyone who has Covid-19 symptoms -- even just a sniffle -- should get tested. Jen Christensen, CNN, 18 Apr. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 Key to that is acknowledging that infections that amount to little more than a sniffle and a cough don’t warrant strenuous efforts to prevent. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
frequentative of sniff
First Known Use
Verb
1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
sniffle
verb
snif·fle ˈsni-fəl
sniffled; sniffling
1
: to sniff repeatedly
2
: to speak with sniffs
The child sniffled about where it hurt.
sniffling 1 of 2
adjective
as in crying
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- crying
- sobbing
- bawling
- whimpering
- blubbering
- weeping
- sniveling
- wailing
- keening
- maudlin
- sentimental
- mawkish
- weepy
- teary
- moist
- misty
- misty-eyed
- emotional
- tearful
- bewailing
- bemoaning
- lachrymose
- demonstrative
- grieving
- effusive
- plaintive
- mournful
- doleful
- heartsick
- dejected
- inconsolable
- dolorous
- sad
- heartbroken
- woebegone
- sorrowful
- disconsolate
- lugubrious
- depressed
- downcast
- gloomy
- brokenhearted
- despondent
- funereal
- heavyhearted
- downhearted
- miserable
- woeful
- wretched
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- smiling
- laughing
- grinning
- giggling
- beaming
- chuckling
- cheerful
- merry
- happy
- cheery
- jovial
- mirthful
- lighthearted
- gay
- blithe
- sunny
- jocose
- blithesome
- lightsome
sniffling
2 of 2verb
as in snuffling
Synonyms & Similar Words
- snuffling
- sobbing
- whining
- sniveling
- crying
- whimpering
- snivelling
- blubbering
- bawling
- weeping
- mewling
- blubbing
- fussing
- puling
- bleating
- mumbling
- sighing
- squeaking
- muttering
- yelping
- groaning
- peeping
- murmuring
- moaning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- screaming
- shrieking
- squealing
- screeching
- wailing
- howling
- squalling
- squawking
- yowling
- calling
- roaring
- caterwauling
- bellowing
- attractances
- attractancies
- attractancy
- attractant
- attractants
- attracted
- attracters
- attracting
- attractingly
- attraction
- attraction cone
- attraction sphere
- attractionally
- attractions
- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness
- attractivenesses
- attractor
- attractors
- attracts
- attrahent
- attrahents
- attrapped
- attrapping