SNIFFLED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

sniffled

verb

past tense of sniffle

as in whined

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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.

— Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

Definition of whined

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Another mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of sobbed

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Arms flew around in exasperation, and the woman left the table for such a long time that the large dog lying at their feet sat up and whimpered in the direction of her departure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Having whimpered out of World Cup contention, a maiden goal against the two-time world champions may be sufficient consolation for an Azerbaijan side low on morale.

— Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025

Definition of whimpered

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At the final whistle, some fans cried, some sat down with blank looks, some were mad, and others just seemed happy for the experience.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
And it was said by John Lewis that Martin Luther King cried at that moment, knowing that would mean the Voting Rights Act passed.

— NBC news, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of cried

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Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of wept

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