TOP

Definition of sniffle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sniffle

noun
 
/ˈsnɪfl/
 
/ˈsnɪfl/
jump to other results
  1. an act or the sound of sniffling
    • After a while, her sniffles died away.
  2. the sniffles
     [plural] a slight cold
    • to get/have the sniffles
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: imitative; compare with snivel.
See sniffle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: sniffle

Other results

All matches

Nearby words

ripple effect
noun
 
 
From the Topic
Change, cause and effect
C2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day