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noun

sniffles

noun
1
A mild cold marked by a runny nose, or the runny nose itself.
"She stayed home with a case of the sniffles."

How to Use Sniffles

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In plain EnglishA minor cold with a runny nose — nothing serious.

Common pairings
have the sniffles a bout of the sniffles

Word Forms

the sniffles plural

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