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  • adjective Given to sniffling, to making snuffling noises.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective liable to sniffle

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Examples

  • I was trying to make a list of things I would like to do in 2009, but it was not a good morning, so I was getting through, "Walk unassisted," and, "Drive," and then I was getting all snuffly.

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway 2009

  • My parents 'church had all the right songs I would want for Easter, which was good but very hard, and also they added "On Our Way Rejoicing" as the closing hymn, which makes me snuffly even in the best of times.

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway 2009

  • If your nose is snuffly, you might try a nasal spray to clear the blockage.

    Dr Luisa Dillner's guide to... snoring 2011

  • Mr Kitten is a physical fitness nut (two olympics might maybe have something to do with that…) and his golden rule is “above the shoulders” symptoms (snuffly, headache, sore throat) are okay as long as you keep it to a mild to moderate intensity but temperatures, respitory symptoms and tummy upsets mean taking the bench on a workout.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger Lite 7 May 2010

  • Anyway I'll live but my body said 'stay here under this lovely warm duvet with a cat curled up at your feet and bask' so I've had a glorious snuffly, sneezy morning reading three novels which I have in simultaneous progress.

    47 entries from February 2008 2008

  • It continued picking at the shoe, making an occasional snuffly sound.

    BIRDS • by Kelly Swimmer 2008

  • Anyway I'll live but my body said 'stay here under this lovely warm duvet with a cat curled up at your feet and bask' so I've had a glorious snuffly, sneezy morning reading three novels which I have in simultaneous progress.

    Sunday Salon 2008

  • Anyway I'll live but my body said 'stay here under this lovely warm duvet with a cat curled up at your feet and bask' so I've had a glorious snuffly, sneezy morning reading three novels which I have in simultaneous progress.

    Sunday Salon 2008

  • Needless to say, my teenage "son" hated it, giving a big, snuffly sigh when the music muzak started.

    You've Been Panda'd 2009

  • Needless to say, my teenage "son" hated it, giving a big, snuffly sigh when the music muzak started.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

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