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sniffle

/ˈsnɪf.əl/

Translations

snifflenoun

sniffles

/ˈsnɪf.əl/

rhumeSurtout au pluriel dans l’usage courant : « les sniffles » = un petit rhume, avec le nez qui coule.

He stayed home, claiming he had the sniffles and didn't want to infect anyone.

Il est resté à la maison, disant qu’il avait un rhume et qu’il ne voulait contaminer personne.

reniflementPour le bruit ou l’acte de renifler, notamment à cause d’un rhume ou des larmes.

He tried to hide his sniffle during the emotional movie scene.

Il a essayé de cacher son reniflement pendant la scène émouvante du film.

Synonyms

runny nose

sniffleverb

sniffled

Past Simple

sniffled

Past Participle

sniffling

Gerund

/ˈsnɪf.əl/

reniflerSe dit d’une respiration audible par le nez, à cause d’un rhume ou d’émotions.

She began to sniffle as the cold air made her nose run.

Elle a commencé à renifler tandis que l’air froid lui faisait couler le nez.

Synonyms

snifflenoun

A slight or mild cold, especially in the plural form "sniffles", characterized by a runny nose and mild congestion.

He stayed home, claiming he had the sniffles and didn't want to infect anyone.

The act or sound of sniffing, especially repeatedly, as a result of a cold or crying.

He tried to hide his sniffle during the emotional movie scene.

sniffleverb

To breathe audibly through a runny or congested nose.

She began to sniffle as the cold air made her nose run.

To speak, cry, or utter sounds with intermittent sniffing, typically because of emotion.

"I–I didn't mean it," she sniffled, wiping her eyes.