sniffle
verb/ˈsnɪfl/
/ˈsnɪfl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sniffle | /ˈsnɪfl/ /ˈsnɪfl/ |
| he / she / it sniffles | /ˈsnɪflz/ /ˈsnɪflz/ |
| past simple sniffled | /ˈsnɪfld/ /ˈsnɪfld/ |
| past participle sniffled | /ˈsnɪfld/ /ˈsnɪfld/ |
| -ing form sniffling | /ˈsnɪflɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪflɪŋ/ |
- (+ speech) to sniff or keep sniffing, especially because you are crying or have a coldWord Originmid 17th cent.: imitative; compare with snivel.
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