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  • verb Present participle of sniffle.
  • noun A sniffle sound or action.

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Examples

  • Prolonged sniffling from the kitchen, and Johnny murmured to himself as his eyelids closed down, "You betcher life I've worked faithful."

    THE APOSTATE 2010

  • Prolonged sniffling from the kitchen, and Johnny murmured to himself as his eyelids closed down, "You betcher life I've worked faithful."

    THE APOSTATE: written by Jack London 2010

  • Prolonged sniffling from the kitchen, and Johnny murmured to himself as his eyelids closed down, "You betcher life I've worked faithful."

    The Apostate 1911

  • Prolonged sniffling from the kitchen, and Johnny murmured to himself as his eyelids closed down, "You betcher life I've worked faithful."

    The Apostate 1906

  • Symptoms are usually only annoyances, such as sniffling, sneezing, and coughing.

    American Chronicle 2009

  • There will be headaches, soreness and enough sniffling to water the eyes more than they already are.

    Georgia Tech hurtin' for certain after loss but goals remain - sports 2009

  • With simple words, this thing called truth, I had broken the familial bonds between mother and son, had broken my father, that man of strength who was never helpless, reduced him to a sniffling child.

    Raw « Write Anything 2010

  • With temperatures dipping into the 20s and 30s, you may be noticing a lot more sniffling and sneezing around the office, on the bus or in your own home.

    Books for Ballou: D.C. area blogs Lori Aratani 2011

  • There will be headaches, soreness and enough sniffling to water the eyes more than they already are.

    Blog for Democracy: November 2009 Archives 2009

  • I get about halfway there and just sit down on the sidewalk, sniffling like a bitch, wiping my nose on my sleeve.

    Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011

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