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sniffle

verb as in snivel

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He seems very aware that the audience for his kind of niche hit wants to sniffle at delicate emotions.

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During the pandemic, the rules for school attendance with the sniffles were clear, if a bit draconian: Keep a child home from school at any sign of illness.

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“I don’t really know where you go from here,” Cain said, sniffling.

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José stared at the ground, sniffling, pulling up his shirt to wipe away tears.

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Anecdotally, it's not unusual to have a bit of a sniffle at work.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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