sniffle

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈsnɪf.əl/    /ˈsnɪf.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
    — I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.
动词 v.
  1. To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose. intransitive
    — Her dad heard her sniffling and passed her a handkerchief.
  2. To utter with a whimpering or sniffing sound. transitive
    — He sniffled a pathetic apology.

词形变化

sniffles present,singular,third-person sniffling participle,present sniffled participle,past sniffled past sniffles plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From sniff + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare snivel.
词源 2
From sniff + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare snivel.
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