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- adjective Inclined to
sniffle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective liable to sniffle
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Examples
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That they choose to do this turns that smile into, well, we're not gonna get all sniffly here.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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For example, I might think a low-cost family practicioner good enough to take sniffly children to, but want a top diagnostician when the sniffles persist too long.
Finkelstein on Health Insurance, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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Yep, got a little sniffly when Kevin was talking to Kitty and was happy to see Sarah.
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I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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The trick is not to rule out pathos too early: feel free to spin a sniffly yarn about the last-minute collapse of a tour operator and the intransigence of insurance companies if you think your acting skills are up to it.
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I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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Even though it was sloppy and sniffly and misaligned, it was perfect.
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I asked with a hiccup, still all sniffly and hoarse.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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Several Palomas--tequila and Squirt--later, I decided to take my swollen toes and sniffly nose home.
Glimpses: Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 2005 Francine McKenna 2011
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