1. past tense of sniffle; to breathe in audibly through the nose, especially when crying or having a cold

Examples

• She sniffled quietly during the sad movie.
• The child sniffled and wiped his nose with a tissue.
• He sniffled from his cold all morning.
• The little girl sniffled as she told her mother what happened.
• After crying, she sniffled and tried to compose herself.
• The student sniffled in the back of the classroom during flu season.