snif|fle

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• snif — snif·fler; snif·fly; snif·ty; snif·fle; snif·ter; …   English syllables

• fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… …   English syllables

• sniffle — snif·fle …   English syllables

• sniffle — snif•fle [[t]ˈsnɪf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) phl to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears 2) phl an act or sound of sniffling 3) pat the sniffles, a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling • Etymology: 1625–35… …   From formal English to slang

• sniffle — snif|fle1 [ snıfl ] verb intransitive to keep breathing in noisily through your nose, for example because you are crying or you have a cold sniffle snif|fle 2 [ snıfl ] noun count often plural a slight cold …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Sniffle — Snif fle, v. i. [Freq. of sniff. See {Snivel}.] To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English