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sniffle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sniffle has 1 sense
- sniffle(n = noun.act) snivel, snuffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested); Array is a kind of breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
Derived forms verb sniffle2, adjective sniffly1
Verb sniffle has 2 senses
- sniffle(v = verb.body) blub, blubber, snivel, snuffle - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" is one way to cry, weep
- sniffle(v = verb.body) sniff - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" is one way to breathe in, inhale, inspire
Sample sentence:
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Derived form noun sniffle1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
sniffle, v. i. [Freq. of sniff. See Snivel.].
To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sniffle, v. & n.
--v.intr. sniff slightly or repeatedly.
--n.
1 the act of sniffling.
2 (in sing. or pl.) a cold in the head causing a running nose and sniffling.
--v.intr. sniff slightly or repeatedly.
--n.
1 the act of sniffling.
2 (in sing. or pl.) a cold in the head causing a running nose and sniffling.
Derivative
sniffler n. sniffly adj.
Etymology
imit.: cf. SNIVEL
THESAURUS
sniffle
Aqua-Lung, artificial respiration, aspirate, aspiration, assibilate, assibilation, asthmatic wheeze, blow, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, breathing, broken wind, buzz, cough, draw in, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expel, expiration, expire, exsufflation, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, frication, frictional rustling, gasp, gulp, hack, hiccup, hiss, hissing, huff, hush, hushing, inhalation, inhalator, inhale, inhalement, inspiration, inspire, insufflation, iron lung, lisp, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, respiration, respire, rhonchus, scuba, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigh, sigmatism, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, slurp, sneeze, sneezing, sniff, snore, snoring, snort, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, spit, splutter, sputter, squash, squelch, squish, sternutation, stertor, suck, suck in, sucking, suckle, suction, suspiration, swish, wheeze, whish, whistle, whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, wind, zipROGET THESAURUS
sniffle
Wind
VB blow, waft, blow hard, blow great guns, blow a hurricane, wuther, stream, issue, respire, breathe, puff, whiff, whiffle, gasp, wheeze, snuff, snuffle, sniff, sniffle, sneeze, cough, fan, ventilate, inflate, perflate, blow up.
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