sniffled

Variant of sniffle

sniffle definition

snif·fle (snif′əl)

intransitive verb sniffled -·fled, sniffling -·fling

to sniff repeatedly, as in checking mucus running from the nose

noun

an act or sound of sniffling

Related Forms:

sniffle Idioms

the sniffles

Informal
  1. a head cold
  2. the sniffling that accompanies a crying spell

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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