Difference between Sniffle and Sniff

What is the difference between Sniffle and Sniff?

Sniffle as a verb is to make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose. while Sniff as a verb is to make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.

Sniffle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.

Sniff

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An instance of sniffing.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.

Example sentence: I'd love to do a book with scratch n' sniff pages and pieces of string and plastic attached to the pages, you know?

We hope you now know whether to use Sniffle or Sniff in your sentence.

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