sniffleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈsnɪf.əl/us/ˈsnɪf.əl/to breathe in quickly and repeatedly through the nose, usually because you are crying or because you have a cold:
You're sniffling a lot today - have you got a cold?
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Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears
- crumple
- cry
- dissolve
- dry your eyes idiom
- flood
- lachrymose
- mist
- mist (sth) over/up
- misty-eyed
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- snuffle
- tear 1
- weepy
- wept
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Synonym
snuffle
snifflenoun
uk/ˈsnɪf.əl/us/ˈsnɪf.əl/[ C ] an act or sound of sniffling
a sniffle also the sniffles
a slight cold that mainly affects your nose:
I had a cold a couple of weeks ago and it's left me with a sniffle.
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Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears
- crumple
- cry
- dissolve
- dry your eyes idiom
- flood
- lachrymose
- mist
- mist (sth) over/up
- misty-eyed
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- snuffle
- tear 1
- weepy
- wept
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Colds & flu
Synonym
snuffle