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English Dictionary: sniffle by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sniffle
n
  1. the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
    Synonym(s): snuffle, sniffle, snivel
v
  1. cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
    Synonym(s): snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle
  2. inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
    Synonym(s): sniff, sniffle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sniffle \Snif"fle\, v. i. [Freq. of sniff. See {Snivel}.]
      To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [Prov. Eng.]
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