- the sniffles ⇒ a cold in the head
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sniffles /ˈsnɪfəlz/, snuffles pl n informal
snif•fle /ˈsnɪfəl/USA pronunciation
v., -fled, -fling, n.
v. [no object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v. [no object]
- Physiologyto sniff again and again, as from a head cold:She couldn't stop sniffling because she was allergic to the cats in the room.
n. [countable]
- Physiologyan act or sound of sniffling.
- Pathology the sniffles, [plural] a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling:I had the sniffles all day at work.
snif•fle
(snif′əl),USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling, n.
v.i.
n.
snif′fler, n.
v.i.
- Physiologyto sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears:She sniffled woefully.
n.
- Physiologyan act or sound of sniffling.
- Pathology sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling (usually prec. by the):This draft is giving me the sniffles.
- sniff + -le 1625–35
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sniffle /ˈsnɪfəl/ vb
- (intransitive) to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
- the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
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