Sniffle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To breathe audibly through a runny or congested nose.
  • verb-intransitive. To weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of the nose.
  • n. The act or sound of sniffling.
  • n. A condition, such as a head cold, accompanied by congestion of the nose. Used with the.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.
  • n. The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To snuffle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
  • v. inhale audibly through the nose
  • v. cry or whine with snuffling
  • Verb Form
    sniffled    sniffles    sniffling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    external respiration    ventilation    respiration    breathing    breathe in    inhale    inspire    weep    cry   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    snivel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    riffle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vomer    snuffle    snaffle    insufflation    gargle    blab    brogue    kind-heartedness    hyperconjugation    chicken pox