Sniffle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

cry or whine with snuffling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɪfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈɪfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈɪfəl/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈɪfəl/.

Examples

Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
the sick student was sniffling in the back row

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sniff snivel blubber blub snuffle

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
verb	cry or whine with snuffling “Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”
verb	inhale audibly through the nose “the sick student was sniffling in the back row”

Word Forms

snuffly	adjective	liable to sniffle
snuffle	verb	cry or whine with snuffling
sniffly	adjective	liable to sniffle
sniffle	verb	inhale audibly through the nose
snivel	verb	snuff up mucus through the nose
snivel	noun	whining in a tearful manner
sniveller	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
sniveling	noun	whining in a tearful manner
blubberer	noun	someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs
snuffle	noun	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
sniffer	noun	a person who sniffs
sniffle	noun	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schniefen

schweres Atmen durch die Nase (z. B. wenn die Nase verstopft ist)

🇫🇷French

renifler

le fait de respirer fortement par le nez (comme lorsque le nez est congestionné)

🇪🇸Spanish

sollozar

el acto de respirar pesadamente por la nariz (como cuando la nariz está congestionada)

🇮🇹Italian

tirare su col naso

l'atto di respirare pesantemente attraverso il naso (come quando il naso è congestionato)

🇳🇱Dutch

snuiven

de handeling van zwaar ademhalen door de neus (zoals wanneer de neus verstopt is)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fungar

o ato de respirar pesadamente pelo nariz (como quando o nariz está congestionado)

🇷🇺Russian

всхлипывать

тяжелое дыхание через нос (как при заложенности носа)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूंघना

नाक से जोर-जोर से सांस लेने की क्रिया (जैसे कि जब नाक बंद हो)

🇮🇳Tamil

முகர்ந்து பார்க்கவும்

மூக்கு வழியாக பெரிதும் சுவாசிக்கும் செயல் (மூக்கு நெரிசலானது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ముక్కుపుడక

ముక్కు ద్వారా ఎక్కువగా శ్వాసించే చర్య (ముక్కు రద్దీగా ఉన్నప్పుడు)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુંઘવું

નાક દ્વારા ભારે શ્વાસ લેવાની ક્રિયા (જેમ કે જ્યારે નાક ગીચ હોય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಗುಮುಚ್ಚಿ

ಮೂಗಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಅತೀವವಾಗಿ ಉಸಿರಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಮೂಗು ದಟ್ಟಣೆ ಇದ್ದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണം പിടിക്കുക

മൂക്കിലൂടെ ശക്തമായി ശ്വസിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം (മൂക്ക് തിങ്ങിക്കൂടുമ്പോൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਘਣਾ

ਨੱਕ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਭਾਰੀ ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਜਦੋਂ ਨੱਕ ਭੀੜਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سونگھنا

ناک کے ذریعے بھاری سانس لینے کا عمل (جیسے جب ناک بھیڑ ہو)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抽鼻子

通过鼻子剧烈呼吸的行为（如鼻子充血时）

🇯🇵Japanese

鼻をすする

鼻から激しく呼吸する行為（鼻が詰まっているときなど）

🇰🇷Korean

훌쩍거리다

코를 통해 심하게 숨을 쉬는 행위(코가 막혔을 때와 같음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sụt sịt

hành động thở mạnh bằng mũi (như khi mũi bị nghẹt)

🇹🇭Thai

สูดจมูก

การหายใจเข้าทางจมูกอย่างหนัก (เช่น เวลาคัดจมูก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tersedu

tindakan bernapas berat melalui hidung (seperti saat hidung tersumbat)

🇵🇭Filipino

suminghot

ang pagkilos ng mabigat na paghinga sa pamamagitan ng ilong (tulad ng kapag ang ilong ay masikip)

🇲🇾Malay

menghidu

perbuatan bernafas berat melalui hidung (seperti ketika hidung tersumbat)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شم

عملية التنفس بكثافة من خلال الأنف (كما هو الحال عندما يكون الأنف محتقناً)

🇮🇷Persian

بو کشیدن

عمل تنفس شدید از طریق بینی (مانند زمانی که بینی گرفتگی دارد)

🇹🇷Turkish

burnunu çekmek

burundan ağır nefes alma eylemi (burun tıkandığında olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לרחרח

פעולת הנשימה בכבדות דרך האף (כמו כאשר האף סתום)

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