Definition of Sniffles

1. Noun. (plural of sniffle) ¹

2. Noun. The symptom of a runny or congested nose accompanying a cold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sniffles

1. sniffle [v] - See also: sniffle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sniffles

sniffiest
sniffily
sniffiness
sniffinesses
sniffing
sniffingly
sniffings
sniffish
sniffishly
sniffishness
sniffishnesses
sniffle
sniffled
sniffler
snifflers
sniffles (current term)
sniffling
snifflingly
snifflings
sniffly
sniffs
sniffy
snift
snifted
snifter
sniftered
snifters
sniftier
sniftiest
snifting

Literary usage of Sniffles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1870)
"NB Name of Gentleman entirely from memory, not warranted correct ; but our impression is that it was sniffles ; if not, he looked it every bit, ..."

2. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"... TO ELDER sniffles O REVEREND sir, I do declare It drives me most to frenzy, To think of you a-lying there Down sick with ..."

3. Letters of Major Jack Downing of the Downingville Militia by Seba Smith, Charles Augustus Davis (1864)
"... Trick on the Major—A Letter From Jerusha Matilda Jenkins—She Gives Her Experience in Negro Teaching—Pris- cella Huggins and Elder sniffles—Cloe, ..."

4. Such Nonsense!: An Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1918)
"... TO ELDER sniffles 0 reverend sir, I do declare It drives me most to frenzy, To think of you a-lying there Down sick with ..."

5. Such Nonsense!: An Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1918)
"... TO ELDER sniffles 0 reverend sir, I do declare It drives me most to frenzy, To think of you a-lying there Down sick with ..."

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