sniffle
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snif·fle
(snĭf′əl)intr.v. snif·fled, snif·fling, snif·fles
1. To inhale or exhale audibly through a runny or congested nose.
2. To weep or whimper lightly.
n.
1. The act or sound of sniffling.
2. sniffles A condition, such as a head cold, accompanied by congestion of the nose. Used with the.
[Frequentative of sniff.]
snif′fler n.
snif′fly (snĭf′ə-lē, snĭf′lē) adj.
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sniffle
(ˈsnɪfəl)vb
(Physiology) (intr) to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
n
(Physiology) the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
ˈsniffler n
ˈsniffly adj
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snif•fle
(ˈsnɪf əl)v. -fled, -fling,
n. v.i.
1. to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears.
n. 2. an act or sound of sniffling.
3. the sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling.
[1625–35]
snif′fler, n.
snif′fly, adj.
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sniffle
Past participle: sniffled
Gerund: sniffling
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| Noun | 1. |  sniffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
| Verb | 1. |  sniffle - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" |
| 2. | sniffle - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" |
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Translations
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sniffle
n. catarro nasal;
v. sorber repetidamente por la nariz.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sniffle
n acto de sorber(se) los mocos; to have the sniffles (fam) tener mucosidad, tener secreción nasal (form), tener flujo nasal, tener escurrimiento nasal (esp. Mex); vi sorber(se) los mocosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.