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Recent Examples of sniffle
The creature, with its small eyes, a pink, sniffling nose, and gray spikes that did not hurt but only tickled, did not have a name.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Others may be sniffling all the time due to year-round allergies.
—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
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Others may be sniffling all the time due to year-round allergies.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
Verb
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Through it all, though, Soto didn’t whine or complain or let the pressure of the contract and expectations and big city bring him down along with his batting average.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Of course, some will whine that endless war and support for atrocities erode America’s values.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Dae-ho then pulls his blade out and slashes at Gi-hun’s arm, abandoning his sniveling demeanor to scream that Gi-hun is the one who is responsible for killing everyone.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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In league with its sniveling human colleague Gabriel (Esai Morales, cackling with evil intent as if being paid by the cackle), The Entity is hacking into the world’s nuclear defense systems and taking control of the missiles, one paralyzed and panicking nation at a time.—
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
22 May 2025
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The emotional toll is enormous: Dream returns to the Dreaming and washes Orpheus’ blood from his hands, sobbing in solitude.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Emotional and at times sobbing, Clark shared the complicated calculation made by anyone who elected to work for Combs.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Studio execs cry that more ads contribute to a less-than premium experience at the movies.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 July 2025
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The idea that moms are biologically hardwired to wake up for their crying babies in the night while dads don't hear the noise has stood the test of time, until now.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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In front of them, warthogs snuffled around in the grass.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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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
Verb
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In the ward of whimpering children, Susan Martine from South Sudan cares for her 2-year-old daughter, who has sores after swelling caused by severe malnutrition.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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In the ward of whimpering children, Susan Martine from South Sudan cares for her 2-year-old daughter, who has been diagnosed with severe malnutrition.—
Evelyne Musambi,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Talk about a plate-spinning act that would make even a Cirque du Soleil performer weep.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Teny Geragos, one of his lawyers, wept and wiped away tears with a tissue.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Thirty minutes later the dogs both shot off the righthand side of the road, bawling and running in high gear.—
Mike Combs,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2025
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Then the barking would change again to bawling — the bear was off again.—
Mike Combs,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2025
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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