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snif·fle
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ˈsnɪf
əl
/
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snif
-
uh
l
]
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verb,
-fled,
-fling,
noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to
sniff
repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears:
She sniffled woefully.
noun
2.
an act or
sound
of sniffling.
3.
sniffles,
a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling (usually preceded by
the
):
This draft is giving me the sniffles.
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Origin:
1625–35;
sniff
+
-le
Related forms
snif·fler,
noun
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sniffle
(ˈsnɪf
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
(
intr
) to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
—
n
2.
the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
'sniffler
—
n
'sniffly
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
sniffle
1819, frequentative form of
sniff
. The sniffles "runny nose, head cold" is recorded from 1825.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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