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sniffles

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snif·fle  (snfl)
intr.v. snif·fled, snif·fling, snif·fles
1. To breathe audibly through a runny or congested nose.
2. To weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of the nose.
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.]
sniffler n.
sniffly (snf-l, snfl) adj.
sniffles [ˈsnɪfəlz], snuffles
pl n Informal
1. (Medicine) the. a cold in the head
2. (Medicine) the sniffling that sometimes accompanies weeping or prolonged crying
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Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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His eyes snapped vindictively, while his ears joyed in the sniffles she emitted.
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It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and, though she had such thousands of things to say to her, it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so, with sniffles of most exquisite misery, and the laughing eye of utter despondency, she bade her friend adieu and went on.
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