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Recent Examples of sniffle
Others may be sniffling all the time due to year-round allergies.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Libby sniffles before turning the camera and walking ahead while Abby says something else, also inaudible, in the background.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Was Carolina sniffling loudly on purpose so Grant couldn’t ignore her tears?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
People around me were sniffling, issuing involuntary sobs.
—Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Libby sniffles before turning the camera and walking ahead while Abby says something else, also inaudible, in the background.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Was Carolina sniffling loudly on purpose so Grant couldn’t ignore her tears?
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
People around me were sniffling, issuing involuntary sobs.
—Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
Verb
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Any dog breed can exhibit signs of jealousy, which may include getting in between their owner and another pet, whining, barking, or growling when their owner pays another pet or person attention.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But when Aurelius informs his son, Commodus (a sniveling Joaquin Phoenix), the latter murders his father before the decision is made public.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2024
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But Sarah had only driven about a block before Jamie called to snivel out an apology.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
24 Nov. 2024
Verb
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This raw, vulnerable and unpredictable version of Tiffany Haddish leaves the viewer crying with laughter and sobbing from heartfelt, relatable, real-time self-healing.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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The father buried his face into a pew’s rail and sobbed.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And so that was my struggle throughout the whole scene — just trying not to cry.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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People could be heard screaming and crying in the video, which appeared to show several people injured on the ground and baggage strewn about, as first responders attended to the scene.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2010
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
Verb
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Shaken by the grisly scene, the officer donned latex gloves as Avery whimpered.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The guy who claimed to be a barber began to whimper, folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rice was surrounded by her legal team and her family at the time of the reading and immediately started weeping with her face in her hands.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Adele wept her way through 60 Minutes and sold 3.38 million albums in a week.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Realizing her suspicions are now confirmed, and her name is on the wheel a total of 13 times, Irina falls to her knees and bawls her eyes out.—
Joelle Goldstein,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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My mother and sister were bawling their eyes out, burrowed against me.—
Joseph Earl Thomas,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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