sniffle

intr.v., -fled, -fling, -fles.

1. To breathe audibly through a runny or congested nose.
2. To weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of the nose.

n.

1. The act or sound of sniffling.
2. sniffles A condition, such as a head cold, accompanied by congestion of the nose. Used with the.

[Frequentative of SNIFF.]

sniffler snif'fler n.
sniffly snif'fly (snĭf'ə-lē, snĭf'lē) adj.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
  Synonyms: snuffle, snivel

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The verb sniffle has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cry or whine with snuffling
  Synonyms: snivel, blubber, blub, snuffle

Meaning #2: inhale audibly through the nose
  Synonym: sniff

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - snøfte
n. - snøft, snøften, snue

Nederlands (Dutch)
snotteren, snikken, gesnotter, loopneus

Français (French)
v. intr. - renifler
n. - reniflement, petit rhume

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schniefen, Schnüffeln
v. - schniefen, schnüffeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρουθούνισμα
v. - σουσουνίζω, ρουθουνίζω, μυξοκλαίω

Italiano (Italian)
singhiozzo, il tirare su col naso, tirare su col naso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fungadela (f), resfriado (m)
v. - fungar

Русский (Russian)
сопение, хлюпанье носом, насморк, сопеть, хлюпать носом, гнусавить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - sorberse los mocos, sorberse las lágrimas
n. - resfriado, resuello fuerte y repetido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snörvling, näston, nasal ton
v. - snörvla, tala i näsan, tala i nasal ton

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鼻子哼哼的做声, 抽鼻涕, 鼻塞声, 鼻子吸气声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 鼻子哼哼的做聲, 抽鼻涕
n. - 鼻塞聲, 鼻子吸氣聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (코를) 킁킁거리다, (감기로) 코를 훌쩍이다
n. - 코를 킁킁거림, 훌쩍거리며 울기, 코감기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 鼻をすする, 鼻をすすって話す
n. - 鼻をすすること, 泣きじゃくり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زكام مصحوب بسائل مخاطي, نشق, شهق (فعل) يشهق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שאף בחוטם‬
n. - ‮שאיפה בחוטם, נזלת‬

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