sniffles en · NOUN
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of sniffle
form of sniffle
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(colloquial, plural, plural-only) Any minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself.
Danny has been having the sniffles and the sneezes all week.
Many people have suffered from colds, the sniffles and other childhood illnesses.
Blurmp: Ughhh, Catwad, what's wrong with me? Catwad: You caught a cold. It's no big deal. You have the sniffles. It's caused by a little virus. Blurmp: A virus? Where exactly IS this little virus? Catwad: It's inside you. Blurmp: INSIDE ME? LIKE I'M A MOMMY? I think I'll call her "Sniffleen". Catwad: No. It's not like that. It's not like that AT ALL. Blurmp: I promise you, Sniffleen, that I will be the best mommy in the world to you... Catwad: Blurmp, It's a cold, you're not a mommy. Blurmp: DON'T YOU DARE TALK BACK TO A MOMMY!!
2019, Jim Benton, Catwad: It's Me., pages 79-81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the sniffles | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
sv snuva (symptoms of a cold) · es moqueo (symptoms of a cold) · tl sikamod (symptoms of a cold) · ru со́пли (symptoms of a cold) · fi nuha (symptoms of a cold)