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snif·fle
(snĭf′əl)intr.v. snif·fled, snif·fling, snif·fles
1. To inhale or exhale audibly through a runny or congested nose.
2. To weep or whimper lightly.
n.
1. The act or sound of sniffling.
2. sniffles A condition, such as a head cold, accompanied by congestion of the nose. Used with the.
[Frequentative of sniff.]
snif′fler n.
snif′fly (snĭf′ə-lē, snĭf′lē) adj.
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sniffle
(ˈsnɪfəl)vb
(Physiology) (intr) to breathe audibly through the nose, as when the nasal passages are congested
n
(Physiology) the act, sound, or an instance of sniffling
ˈsniffler n
ˈsniffly adj
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snif•fle
(ˈsnɪf əl)v. -fled, -fling,
n. v.i.
1. to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears.
n. 2. an act or sound of sniffling.
3. the sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling.
[1625–35]
snif′fler, n.
snif′fly, adj.
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sniffle
Past participle: sniffled
Gerund: sniffling
| Imperative |
|---|
| sniffle |
| sniffle |
| Present |
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| I sniffle |
| you sniffle |
| he/she/it sniffles |
| we sniffle |
| you sniffle |
| they sniffle |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sniffled |
| you sniffled |
| he/she/it sniffled |
| we sniffled |
| you sniffled |
| they sniffled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sniffling |
| you are sniffling |
| he/she/it is sniffling |
| we are sniffling |
| you are sniffling |
| they are sniffling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sniffled |
| you have sniffled |
| he/she/it has sniffled |
| we have sniffled |
| you have sniffled |
| they have sniffled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sniffling |
| you were sniffling |
| he/she/it was sniffling |
| we were sniffling |
| you were sniffling |
| they were sniffling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sniffled |
| you had sniffled |
| he/she/it had sniffled |
| we had sniffled |
| you had sniffled |
| they had sniffled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sniffle |
| you will sniffle |
| he/she/it will sniffle |
| we will sniffle |
| you will sniffle |
| they will sniffle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sniffled |
| you will have sniffled |
| he/she/it will have sniffled |
| we will have sniffled |
| you will have sniffled |
| they will have sniffled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sniffling |
| you will be sniffling |
| he/she/it will be sniffling |
| we will be sniffling |
| you will be sniffling |
| they will be sniffling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sniffling |
| you have been sniffling |
| he/she/it has been sniffling |
| we have been sniffling |
| you have been sniffling |
| they have been sniffling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sniffling |
| you will have been sniffling |
| he/she/it will have been sniffling |
| we will have been sniffling |
| you will have been sniffling |
| they will have been sniffling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sniffling |
| you had been sniffling |
| he/she/it had been sniffling |
| we had been sniffling |
| you had been sniffling |
| they had been sniffling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sniffle |
| you would sniffle |
| he/she/it would sniffle |
| we would sniffle |
| you would sniffle |
| they would sniffle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sniffled |
| you would have sniffled |
| he/she/it would have sniffled |
| we would have sniffled |
| you would have sniffled |
| they would have sniffled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:sniffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)]sniffle - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Verb 1. [画像:sniffle - cry or whine with snuffling]sniffle - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
2. sniffle - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
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Translations
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sniffle
n. catarro nasal;
v. sorber repetidamente por la nariz.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sniffle
n acto de sorber(se) los mocos; to have the sniffles (fam) tener mucosidad, tener secreción nasal (form), tener flujo nasal, tener escurrimiento nasal (esp. Mex); vi sorber(se) los mocosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.