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sniffle

 
Noun sniffle has 1 sense
  1. snuffle, sniffle, snivel - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
    --1 is a kind of breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
    Derived form: verb sniffle2
Verb sniffle has 2 senses
  1. snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
    --1 is one way to cry, weep
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. sniff, sniffle - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
    --2 is one way to inhale, inspire, breathe in
    Derived form: noun sniffle1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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