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  • adjective Alternative spelling of stuffed up.

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Examples

  • Decongestants shrink dilated blood vessels in the nose, which should provide relief for that stuffed-up feeling, says Elizabeth Funderbunk, a spokeswoman for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.

    No cure in sight for fighting the common cold 2011

  • Decongestants shrink dilated blood vessels in the nose, which should provide relief for that stuffed-up feeling, says Elizabeth Funderbunk, a spokeswoman for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.

    The cure for the common cold? There is none 2011

  • The stuffed-up right side will clear up in a matter of minutes as you start moving around.

    American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010

  • The stuffed-up right side will clear up in a matter of minutes as you start moving around.

    American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010

  • S/he trudges onward even in the face of crippling ridicule, turning a deaf ear to nay-sayers, a blind eye to the warning signs of impending disaster, a numb hand to the piping bag, a stuffed-up nose to the smell of burning batter, and an insensate tongue to the bitter dregs of defeat!

    Well, the word "holy" DID come to mind... Jen 2009

  • S/he trudges onward even in the face of crippling ridicule, turning a deaf ear to nay-sayers, a blind eye to the warning signs of impending disaster, a numb hand to the piping bag, a stuffed-up nose to the smell of burning batter, and an insensate tongue to the bitter dregs of defeat!

    Archive 2009-01-01 Jen 2009

  • Although it was all sorts of no fun havening to be in a airplane wif a stuffed-up hed.

    Foreign Exchange Cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • They got him to eat some of their food, a few cans of which came home with us, and I have instructions to steam him in the bathroom every day for ten minutes to decongest his little nose, because stuffed-up kitties who can't smell their food don't want to eat.

    Balthazar Goes to the ED Susan Palwick 2007

  • Woke up again, suffocation'll do that to you in small amounts, yay for a stuffed-up nose and a pillow in just the wrong spot. * twitch* It's past 5, I'm hoping Cate will be up soon as I can't stand for more than about 30 seconds and am incredibly hungry.

    jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2007

  • Those of us with undiagnosed allergies will note around this time that being stuck on the highway with the windows wide open will result in watery eyes or a stuffed-up head.

    The Bloom Report | Seattle Metblogs 2005

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