sniffle
noun/ˈsnɪfl/
/ˈsnɪfl/
- an act or the sound of sniffling
- After a while, her sniffles died away.
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- the sniffles[plural] a slight cold
- to get/have the sniffles
Word Originmid 17th cent.: imitative; compare with snivel.
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