sniffle

English

Etymology

sniff +‎ -le (frequentative suffix)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪfəl

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose.

   Sonia sniffled a little, and her eyes were puffy and wet.

2. (transitive) To utter with a whimpering or sniffing sound.

   He sniffled a pathetic apology.

Translations

to make a whimpring sound when breathing

• Finnish: niiskauttaa (once), niiskuttaa (repeatedly)
• German: schnüffeln (de)
• Irish: bheith ag smaoisíl, bheith ag smaoisireacht
• Norman: snifflier
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• Portuguese: fungar o nariz
• Russian: всхли́пывать (ru) impf (vsxlípyvatʹ) (can indicate cry), всхли́пнуть (ru) pf (vsxlípnutʹ) (can indicate cry), шмыгать носом (šmygatʹ nosom) (colloquial, especially during common cold), прошмыгать носом pf (prošmygatʹ nosom) (colloquial, especially during common cold)
• Welsh: sniffian (cy), snwffian (cy)

Noun

sniffle (plural sniffles)

1. The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.

   I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.

Translations

act or sound

• Finnish: niiskautus (single), niiskutus (fi) (repeated)
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• Hungarian: szipog (hu)
• Russian: всхли́пывание (ru) n (vsxlípyvanije)

condition

• Finnish: nuha (fi)
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Anagrams

• niffles