sniffle

[US]/'snɪf(ə)l/
[UK]/'snɪfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at trække vejretet støjende gennem næsen, især når personen græder eller har en forkølelse
n. lyden af at trække vejretet støjende gennem næsen; handlingen med kontinuerligt at snuse i næsen.
Word Forms
Past Participlesniffled
Third Person Singularsniffles
Past Tensesniffled
Pluralsniffles
Present Participlesniffling

Phrases & Collocations

have a sniffle

have en let snøft

sniffle from allergies

snøft på grund af allergi

Example Sentences

There were a few sniffles in the audience at the end of the play.

Der var nogle få hul i publikum i slutningen af stykket.

she felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on.

Hun følte en mild tilfælde af løbende næse komme snigende.

he was restraining his sniffles rather well.

Han undertrykte ret godt sine sætter.

Indeed the buxom blonde, who sniffled disingenuously during the hearings, has hardly been a sympathetic figure.

Den livlige blonde, der falskt tudede under retsmøderne, har knap nok været en sympatisk figur.

She let out a sniffle as she watched the sad movie.

Hun lød en hul, mens hun så den sørgelige film.

He gave a sniffle and wiped his nose with a tissue.

Han lød en hul og tørrede næsen med et lommetørklæde.

The cold weather made her sniffle all day.

Det kolde vejr fik hende til at løbe med næsen hele dagen.

I could hear her sniffle from across the room.

Jeg kunne høre hende løbe med næsen fra den anden side af rummet.

His constant sniffle was annoying everyone in the office.

Hans konstante løb med næsen irriterede alle på kontoret.

She tried to stifle her sniffle during the emotional speech.

Hun forsøgte at undertrykke sin løb med næsen under den følelsesladede tale.

The child's sniffle indicated that he was coming down with a cold.

Barnets løb med næsen indikerede, at han var ved at blive forkølet.

He let out a loud sniffle, trying to hide his tears.

Han lød en høj hul, mens han forsøgte at skjule sine tårer.

The sound of her sniffle echoed in the quiet room.

Lyden af hendes løb med næsen rungede i det stille rum.

She gave a little sniffle before composing herself.

Hun lød en lille hul, før hun samlede sig.

Real-world Examples

So I hid my sniffles and pretended everything was fine.

Så jeg skjulte mine tudeture og foregav, at alt var fint.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

And here I was worried I might catch the sniffles.

Og her var jeg bekymret for, om jeg ville få en tudetur.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

7 Skip Workouts if You Have a Fever. Exercising when you have the sniffles can have benefits.

7 Spring træning over, hvis du har feber. Træning, når du har tudeture, kan have fordele.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

Wade sniffled, his own words getting to him.

Wade tudede, hans egne ord nåede ham.

Source: Crazy Element City

Someone sniffled in the darkness. " Are you alone" ?

Nogen tudede i mørket. " Er du alene?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Still sniffling, Marie asked, Is... is it your car?

Marie tudede stadig og spurgte: Er... er det din bil?

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Oh, I have a little bit of a sniffle.

Åh, jeg har en lille smule tudeture.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

He sniffled, and then he let the tears flow.

Han tudede, og lod derefter tårerne flyde.

Source: Crazy Element City

" He was sniffling, " Alayne admitted, " but I saw no blood" .

" Han tudede, " Alayne indrømte, " men jeg så intet blod".

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

His family sniffled and sobbed, but Ember sat still as a statue, unmoved.

Hans familie tudede og hulkede, men Ember sad stille som en statue, ubevæget.

Source: Crazy Element City

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