sniffle

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snif·fle1 /ˈsnɪfəl/ verb [intransitiveI] spoken

BREATHECRYto keep sniffing in order to stop liquid from running out of your nose, especially when you are crying or you have a cold 〔尤指在哭泣或感冒时〕不停地抽鼻子

For goodness’ sake, stop sniffling!

看在老天爷面上，别再抽鼻子了！

Examples from the Corpus

sniffle• She'd sniffle and nestle closer and even with the peculiar haircut I'd know she wasn't any boy.

sniffle2 noun

have the sniffles spoken if you have the sniffles, you keep sniffing, especially because you have a cold 〔尤因感冒〕抽鼻子

Examples from the Corpus

sniffle• She had gone to school in the morning with a slight cough and a sniffle.• There I was congratulating myself on surviving the winter without so much as a sniffle, when I was suddenly struck down without warning.• A few Fridays ago I had a bit of a sniffle on Friday morning.• His blubbering died to a sniffle, which he trimmed with his sleeve.• It was because, apart from sniffles, she was a blonde bombshell with a large bosom.• Finally, he sat, silent and quivering, bursting out with only an occasional, suppressed sniffle.• Maybe you've got a cold, but everyone's got the sniffles just now.

Origin sniffle1

(1600-1700) sniff

snif·fle1 verbsniffle2 noun

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