sniffling
present participle ofsniffle
sniffle
verb[I]
uk/ˈsnɪf.əl/us/ˈsnɪf.əl/tobreatheinquicklyandrepeatedlythrough thenose, usually because you arecryingor because you have acold:
You're sniffling a lot today - have you got acold?
Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/cryingidiom
- crier
- crocodile tears
- dissolve
- lachrymose
- mewl
- mewling
- mist
- mist (something) over/up
- misty-eyed
- teardrop
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- teary
- teary-eyed
- turn on the waterworksidiom
- weep
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Colds & flu
Synonym
snuffle
Examplesofsniffling
sniffling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is clear that a large number of the products which are used for gluesnifflingare shoplifted.
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Snifflingand runny nose need not come associated with sneezing or coughing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Conversely,snifflingis considered acceptable, as an alternative to nose-blowing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The man beginssnifflingwhile cutting onions, and goes to the bathroom to wash his eyes, silently standing while letting the faucet run.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Snifflingis not necessarily related to illness.
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- needn-t
- need of conservation
- need of conservation
- need of reform
- needs
- need something like you need a hole in the head
- need sth like you need a hole in the head
- need-sth-like-you-need-a-hole-in-the-head
- needy
- needy family
- needy individual
- need you ask!
- need-you-ask
- need your head examined
- need-your-head-examined
- needy person
- neener, neener
- neener-neener
- ne'er
- ne-er
- ne'er-do-well
- ne-er-do-well
- NEET
- nefarious
- nefarious activities