sniffle

English

Etymology

sniff +‎ -le (frequentative suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsnɪf.əl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪfəl
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsnəf.əl/
• Rhymes: -əfəl

Verb

sniffle (third-person singular simple present sniffles, present participle sniffling, simple past and past participle sniffled)

1. (intransitive) To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose.

   Her dad heard her sniffling and passed her a handkerchief.

2. (transitive) To utter with a whimpering or sniffing sound.

   He sniffled a pathetic apology.

Related terms

• snuff (verb), snuffle (verb)

Translations

to make a whimpring sound when breathing

• Bulgarian: подсмърчам (podsmǎrčam)
• Finnish: niiskauttaa (once), niiskuttaa (repeatedly)
• German: schnüffeln (de)
• Irish: bheith ag smaoisíl, bheith ag smaoisireacht
• Norman: snifflier
• Portuguese: fungar o nariz
• Russian: всхли́пывать (ru) impf (vsxlípyvatʹ) (can indicate cry), всхли́пнуть (ru) pf (vsxlípnutʹ) (can indicate cry), шмыгать носом (šmygatʹ nosom) (colloquial, especially during common cold), прошмыгать носом pf (prošmygatʹ nosom) (colloquial, especially during common cold)
• Serbo-Croatian: šmrkati (sh) impf, šmrknuti (sh) pf
• Ukrainian: шмо́ргати но́сом impf (šmórhaty nósom), шмо́ргнути но́сом pf (šmórhnuty nósom)
• Welsh: sniffian (cy), snwffian (cy)

Noun

sniffle (plural sniffles)

1. The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.

   I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.

Related terms

• snuff (noun), snuffle (noun)

Translations

act or sound

• Bulgarian: подсмърчане n (podsmǎrčane)
• Finnish: niiskautus (single), niiskutus (fi) (repeated)
• Hungarian: szipog (hu)
• Russian: всхли́пывание (ru) n (vsxlípyvanije)

condition

• Bulgarian: хрема f (hrema)
• Finnish: nuha (fi)

Anagrams

• niffles