Sniffle vs Sniff - What's the difference?
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To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.
The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
An instance of sniffing.
A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose
A brief perception
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, year=2011
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(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.
To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
To perceive vaguely
To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
(computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
(slang, UK) To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose.
As verbs the difference between sniffle and sniff
is that sniffle is to make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose while sniff is to make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.As nouns the difference between sniffle and sniff
is that sniffle is the act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies while sniff is an instance of sniffing.sniffle
English
Verb
(sniffl)- Sonia sniffled a little, and her eyes were puffy and wet.
Noun
(en noun)- I sometimes have a sniffle during allergy season.
sniff
English
Noun
(en noun)- She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.
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Verb
(en verb)- The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.
- I sniffed the meat to see if it hadn't gone off.
- "He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.
- I can sniff trouble coming from the basement.