— sniffler , n.
/snif"euhl/ , v. , sniffled, sniffling , n.
v.i.
1. to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears: She sniffled woefully.
n.
2. an act or sound of sniffling.
3. sniffles , a condition, as a cold, marked by sniffling (usually prec. by the ): This draft is giving me the sniffles.
[ 1625-35; SNIFF + -LE ]