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Recent Examples of sniffle
People around me were sniffling, issuing involuntary sobs.
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Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
She can often be seen sniffling and at one point breaks down in tears.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Winter is ripe for colds — but sometimes sniffling, sneezing, or congestion can be a sign of poor air quality in your home.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Also, keep a first-aid kit stocked and accessible for minor cuts, scrapes, and sniffles.
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—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
She can often be seen sniffling and at one point breaks down in tears.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Winter is ripe for colds — but sometimes sniffling, sneezing, or congestion can be a sign of poor air quality in your home.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Also, keep a first-aid kit stocked and accessible for minor cuts, scrapes, and sniffles.
10 Appliances to Unplug Before Vacation
5.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
Verb
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The one from Rucker felt like a routine stinger, nothing to whine about.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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One of her horses bucked and whined as she was loaded onto a trailer Tuesday morning, not wanting to get packed as cargo in a shipping container.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 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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What could have been a coronation for McIlroy along the back nine turned into a heart-racing, lead-changing, jaw-dropping finish at golf’s greatest theater that ended with McIlroy sobbing with joy and disbelief.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Devastated by the carnage around him and the heart-wrenching duty of telling his quasi-stepson, Jake (Taj Speights), that his girlfriend (Sloan Mannino) died in the shooting, Robby sank to the floor of the pediatrics room, sobbing and whispering the Shema prayer to himself.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some people may have been scratching their heads when kids started screaming and crying after seeing a pig wearing a crown; With zombie pig men and skeleton archers riding spiders, why would this specific creature elicit such a guttural reaction?—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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This all occurred inside the funeral home, and White said he was filled with emotions, laughing and crying at the same time over his brother.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 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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The guy who claimed to be a barber began to whimper, folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.—
Philip Holsinger,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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My poor mother was reduced to a whimpering mess . . .—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As the Huskies wept and danced and held each other on the court Sunday, Ducharme kept imagining how much Zittoun would have loved being part of the celebration.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Victoria The triumphant expression on her face as Piper weeps at breakfast: just sensational.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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Instead, similar to other animals, newborn babies produce a heartbreaking (and ear-piercing) bawl.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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