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# sniffle

«sniffle» in Mova's school dictionary: **verb: To sniff again and again, because you have a cold…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (sniffle, sniffles, sniffled, sniffling); noun (a sniffle, sniffles; the sniffles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) verb: To sniff again and again, because you have a cold or because you are crying quietly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#m1)

2) noun «the sniffles» (informal): A mild cold with a runny nose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#m2)

3) noun: The sound of sniffling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, «he's got the sniffles» means a mild cold — usually he can still go to school. In stories, a character sniffling shows they are sad or trying not to cry. Health: use a tissue, catch it, bin it, kill it. Phrases: «the sniffles», «sniffle into a tissue».

### examples

- I've got the sniffles, but I can still go to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#x1)
- She sniffled quietly after the sad film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#x2)
- Use a tissue instead of sniffling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#x3)
- We heard a little sniffle from behind the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#x4)
- The puppy sniffled around the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#x5)
- Winter brings coughs and sniffles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/#x6)

### note

Past «sniffled». Related: sniff, snuffle. «The sniffles» is always plural in this sense. Health tip: wash hands to stop colds spreading.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sniffle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sniffle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.