sniffle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
    snuffle; snivel.
  2. verb cry or whine with snuffling
    blubber; snuffle; snivel; blub.
    • Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
  3. verb inhale audibly through the nose
    sniff.
    • the sick student was sniffling in the back row

WordNet

Snif"fle intransitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of sniff. See Snivel.
Definitions
  1. To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913