sniffle
🇺🇸
/ˈsnɪfl/
🇬🇧
/ˈsnɪfl/
verb
R
To make a sound while breathing through your nose, often because you are sad or have a stuffy nose.
The child sniffled as he wiped his tears.
noun
R
The sound made when you breathe noisily through your nose, often due to crying or a cold.
The sniffles from the little boy filled the room.
R
A mild cold that causes you to sniffle.
She had a sniffle and stayed home from school.
translation
To make a sound while breathing through your nose, often because you are sad or have a stuffy nose.
The sound made when you breathe noisily through your nose, often due to crying or a cold.; A mild cold that causes you to sniffle.
Word Forms
3rd Present
sniffles
Past
sniffled
Perfect
sniffled
Progressive
sniffling
Plural
sniffles