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Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈsnɪf.əl/
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rhymes with -ɪfəl
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New-Zealand:
/ˈsnəf.əl/
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The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Her dad heard her sniffling and passed her a handkerchief.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To utter with a whimpering or sniffing sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
He sniffled a pathetic apology.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snuffle, snivel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
inhale audibly through the nose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the sick student was sniffling in the back row
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sniff
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhale, inspire, breathe in
cry or whine with snuffling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snivel, blubber, blub, snuffle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry, weep
From sniff + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare snivel.
Across languages
Translations 34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
подсмърчане
(podsmǎrčane)
— act or sound
Finnish :
niiskautus
— act or sound
Finnish :
niiskutus
— act or sound
Hungarian :
szipog
— act or sound
Russian :
всхли́пывание
(vsxlípyvanije)
— act or sound
Spanish :
moqueo
— act or sound
Bulgarian :
хрема
(hrema)
— condition
Czech :
rýma
— condition
Finnish :
nuha
— condition
Spanish :
moqueadera
— condition
Bulgarian :
подсмърчам
(podsmǎrčam)
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Catalan :
roflar
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Czech :
popotahovat
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Czech :
posmrkávat
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Finnish :
niiskauttaa
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Finnish :
niiskuttaa
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
German :
schnüffeln
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Irish :
bheith ag smaoisíl
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Irish :
bheith ag smaoisireacht
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Norman :
snifflier
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Portuguese :
fungar o nariz
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Russian :
всхли́пывать
(vsxlípyvatʹ)
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Russian :
всхли́пнуть
(vsxlípnutʹ)
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Russian :
шмыгать носом
(šmygatʹ nosom)
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Russian :
прошмыгать носом
(prošmygatʹ nosom)
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Serbo-Croatian :
šmrkati
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Serbo-Croatian :
šmrknuti
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Spanish :
sorberse los mocos
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Spanish :
moquear
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Ukrainian :
шмо́ргати но́сом
(šmórhaty nósom)
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Ukrainian :
шмо́ргнути но́сом
(šmórhnuty nósom)
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Vietnamese :
sụt sịt
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Welsh :
sniffian
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
Welsh :
snwffian
— to make a whimpering sound when breathing
