Definitions
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- adjective   Inclined to sniffle .
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- adjective liable to sniffle
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Examples
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								That they choose to do this turns that smile into, well, we're not gonna get all sniffly here. Archive 2009-01-01 2009 
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								For example, I might think a low-cost family practicioner good enough to take sniffly children to, but want a top diagnostician when the sniffles persist too long. Finkelstein on Health Insurance, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009 
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								I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse. Haven Kristi Cook 2011 
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								Yep, got a little sniffly when Kevin was talking to Kitty and was happy to see Sarah. 
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								I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse. Haven Kristi Cook 2011 
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								The trick is not to rule out pathos too early: feel free to spin a sniffly yarn about the last-minute collapse of a tour operator and the intransigence of insurance companies if you think your acting skills are up to it. 
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								I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse. Haven Kristi Cook 2011 
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								Even though it was sloppy and sniffly and misaligned, it was perfect. 
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								I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse. Haven Kristi Cook 2011 
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								Several Palomas--tequila and Squirt--later, I decided to take my swollen toes and sniffly nose home. Glimpses: Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 2005 Francine McKenna 2011 
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