Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sniffle

1 sense of sniffle

Sense 1
snuffle, sniffle, snivel -- (the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested))
       => breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation -- (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sniffle

2 senses of sniffle

Sense 1
snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle -- (cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!")
       => cry, weep -- (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs")

Sense 2
sniff, sniffle -- (inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row")
       => inhale, inspire, breathe in -- (draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well")