verb, noun
verb [V, Vspeech] to sniff or keep sniffing, especially because you are crying or have a cold
noun an act or the sound of sniffling:
After a while, her sniffles died away.
IDIOMS
get, have, etc. the sniffles (informal) to get, have, etc. a slight cold
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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