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  • 21sniffle — v. & n. v.intr. sniff slightly or repeatedly. n. 1 the act of sniffling. 2 (in sing. or pl.) a cold in the head causing a running nose and sniffling. Derivatives: sniffler n. sniffly adj. Etymology: imit.: cf. SNIVEL …

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  • 22sniffle valve — noun : snifter valve …

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  • 23sniffly — sniffle ► VERB ▪ sniff slightly or repeatedly, typically because of a cold or fit of crying. ► NOUN 1) an act of sniffling. 2) a slight head cold. DERIVATIVES sniffly adjective. ORIGIN imitative …

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  • 24sniff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sniffle; smell, scent; breathe, inhale, detect. See odor, wind. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. snuff, scent, inhale; see smell 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. inhalation, sniffle, snuffle, snort,… …

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  • 26snivel — 1. verb a) To breathe heavily through the nose; to sniffle. b) To whine or complain, whilst crying …

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  • 27cry someone a river — verb a) To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person. It is rather shaming to be quite so wet over nothing in particular, but at least Fielding does it too. He cries gallons over slow motion bits at the ends of films,… …

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  • 28cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation …

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  • 29snivel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. snuffle, sniff, blubber; whimper, cry, weep; cower, grovel, crawl, cringe. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cry] Syn. blubber, sniffle, weep; see cry 1 . 2. [To complain] Syn. whine,… …

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  • 30snort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. grunt, snortle, guffaw. See cry. n. grunt, laugh; drink, draft, dram, jigger, shot (inf.). See drinking. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grunt, snore, puff, blow; see breathe 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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