1snif·fle 
/ˈsnɪfəl/ verb
snif·fles; snif·fled; snif·fling /ˈsnɪfəl/ verb 1 [no obj] : to repeatedly take air into your nose in short breaths that are loud enough to be heard because you are sick or have been crying
▪ The children have been sniffling for a week now. 2 [+ obj] : to say (something) while crying or sniffling
▪ “In your family's eyes,” she sniffled, “I'm not good enough.”
▪ The children have been sniffling for a week now.
▪ “In your family's eyes,” she sniffled, “I'm not good enough.”
