I heard her sniffle.
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Sniffle
//ˈsnɪf.əl//
Synonyms for "sniffle" (117 found)
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10 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- подсмърчане noun (act or sound)
- хрема noun (condition)
- подсмърчам verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Catalan
1 entries- roflar verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Czech
2 entries- popotahovat verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- posmrkávat verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Finnish
4 entries- niiskautus noun (act or sound)
- niiskutus noun (act or sound)
- nuha noun (condition)
- niiskauttaa verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
German
1 entries- schnüffeln verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Hungarian
1 entries- szipog noun (act or sound)
Irish
2 entries- bheith ag smaoisireacht verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- bheith ag smaoisíl verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Norman
1 entries- snifflier verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Portuguese
1 entries- fungar o nariz verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Russian
4 entries- всхли́пывание noun (act or sound)
- всхли́пнуть verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- всхли́пывать verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- прошмыгать носом verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- šmrkati verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- šmrknuti verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Spanish
4 entries- moqueadera noun (condition)
- moqueo noun (act or sound)
- moquear verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- sorberse los mocos verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Ukrainian
2 entries- шмо́ргати но́сом verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- шмо́ргнути но́сом verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sụt sịt verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Welsh
2 entries- sniffian verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
- snwffian verb (to make a whimpring sound when breathing)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
I heard Tom sniffle.
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I heard him sniffle.
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Don't sniffle, please quickly blow your nose.
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