sniffle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
Types & categories
- breathing hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cry or whine with snuffling
Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
Types & categories
- weep hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
inhale audibly through the nose
the sick student was sniffling in the back row
Types & categories
- breathe in hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | snuffle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffly |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | breathing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | snuffle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | snivel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blubberer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | weep |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | snuffle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | breathe in |