Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sniffles

/snˈɪfəlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: snif-fles
IPA: /snˈɪfəlz/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sniffle

noun

plural of sniffle

noun

Any minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Many people have suffered from colds, the sniffles and other childhood illnesses."
"Danny has been having the sniffles and the sneezes all week."
"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!!"

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

the sniffles (canonical, plural)

Synonyms

the snifters

Questions

How do you pronounce sniffles?: The recorded pronunciation is /snˈɪfəlz/.
What does sniffles mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of sniffle

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