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Definition of sniffles - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun, plural
1.
- She stayed home because of the sniffles.
2.
emotionUS sniffling sound from cryingUS
- He had the sniffles after the sad movie.
Expressions with sniffles
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feel slightly sick with a runny or stuffy nose
I can't come today because I have the sniffles.
Origin of sniffles
Dutch, snuffelen (to sniff) + -s (plural suffix)
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Examples of sniffles in a sentence
Children often get the sniffles in winter. Her sniffles were heard throughout the quiet room. The child's sniffles broke the silence of the night.
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- French:rhume, reniflements, ...
- German:Schnupfen, Schniefen, ...
- Italian:raffreddore, singhiozzi, ...
- Spanish:catarro, sollozos, ...
- Portuguese:constipação, fungadelas, ...
- Chinese:小感冒, 抽泣声, ...
- Japanese:鼻風邪, すすり泣き, ...
- Arabic:رَشْح خَفِيف, شَهِيق البُكَاء, ...
- Hebrew:צִנּוּן קַל, נְשִׁיפוֹת בֶּכִי, ...
- Russian:насморк, шмыганье носом, ...
- Ukrainian:нежить, сопіння, ...
- Hindi:सर्दी, सुँघना, ...
Definition of sniffle - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
nasal soundintr. breathe audibly through a runny or congested noseintr.
- She sniffled quietly throughout the movie.
2.
cryingintr. cry or whine with a snuffling soundintr.
- The child began to sniffle after the argument.
3.
speechtr. utter words with a sniffing soundtr.
- She sniffled her complaints softly.
Noun
nasal symptomsound or act of sniffling from a cold or allergies
- He had a sniffle all day from his cold.
Origin of sniffle
Middle English, snoflen (to snivel)
Examples of sniffle in a sentence
The child began to sniffle after catching a cold. She started to sniffle when she lost her toy. He would sniffle every time he watched a sad movie. "I can't go," he sniffled. "It's not fair," the child sniffled. A single sniffle interrupted the quiet lecture.
Her constant sniffle annoyed the other passengers.
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- French:renifler, reniflement, ...
- German:schniefen, Schniefen, ...
- Italian:tirare su col naso, tirata su col naso, ...
- Spanish:resollar, moqueo, ...
- Portuguese:fungar, fungadela, ...
- Chinese:抽鼻子, 打喷嚏, ...
- Japanese:鼻をすする, 鼻すすり, ...
- Arabic:شَهَق, شَهِيق خفيف, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְנַחֵר, נַזֶלֶת קַלָּה, ...
- Russian:сопеть, сопение, ...
- Ukrainian:шморгати, шмигання носом, ...
- Hindi:सूँ-सूँ करना, सूँघना, ...
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