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sniffle

English

  1. 🔊 the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
  2. 🔊 inhale audibly through the nose
    “the sick student was sniffling in the back row”
  3. 🔊 cry or whine with snuffling
    “Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”

Similar words

snuffle snivel sniff snivel blubber blub snuffle aqua-lung artificial respiration aspirate aspiration assibilate assibilation asthmatic wheeze blow breath breath of air breathe breathe hard breathe in breathe out breathing broken wind buzz