From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsnifflesnif‧fle1 /ˈsnɪfəl/ verb [intransitive] 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 For goodness’ sake, stop sniffling!→ See Verb table
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sniffle• She'd sniffle and nestle closer and even with the peculiar haircut I'd know she wasn't any boy.snifflesniffle2 noun → have the snifflesExamples 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 