sniffle

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

Translation

vi. kumkata kwa miguu kwa mchakati, hasa wakati mwenyewe anakanyaga au anacheza mguu
n. sauti ya kumkata kwa miguu kwa mchakati; kazi ya kumkata miguu kwa mchakati kwa muda mrefu.
Word Forms
Past Participlesniffled
Third Person Singularsniffles
Past Tensesniffled
Pluralsniffles
Present Participlesniffling

Phrases & Collocations

have a sniffle

kutana na mchumaa

sniffle from allergies

mchumaa kutoka kwa mizigo ya mizigo

Example Sentences

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

Kuna muda mrefu wa mchana mrefu katika mji wa mchezo.

she felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on.

Alikuwa na mchana mrefu mwingi.

he was restraining his sniffles rather well.

Alizuia kupata mzio vizuri sana.

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

Hakika, mwanamke mwenye nywele za dhahabu, ambaye aliwasumbua kwa uongo wakati wa kusikilizwa, hajakuwa mtu mwenye huruma.

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

Alikuwa na mchana mrefu wakati alitazama mchezo mrefu.

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

Alikuwa na mchana mrefu na akafua mchezo mrefu kwa mchana mrefu.

The cold weather made her sniffle all day.

Hali ya mchana mrefu ilakasasa mchana mrefu kwa mchezo mrefu.

I could hear her sniffle from across the room.

Nikufikia mchana mrefu kwa mchezo mrefu.

His constant sniffle was annoying everyone in the office.

Mchana mrefu wa mchana mrefu alikasasa mchezo mrefu.

She tried to stifle her sniffle during the emotional speech.

Alikuwa na mchana mrefu wakati alitazama mchezo mrefu.

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

Mchana mrefu wa mchana mrefu alikasasa mchezo mrefu.

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

Alikuwa na mchana mrefu mrefu wakati alitazama mchezo mrefu.

The sound of her sniffle echoed in the quiet room.

Sauti ya mchana mrefu ilakasasa mchezo mrefu.

She gave a little sniffle before composing herself.

Alikuwa na mchana mrefu mrefu wakati alitazama mchezo mrefu.

Real-world Examples

So I hid my sniffles and pretended everything was fine.

Kwa hiyo naye nimefuta mchovu na kushiria kama kama kuna mshindi.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

And here I was worried I might catch the sniffles.

Na huko naye naye nimekosa kama mchovu.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

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

7 Tafuta mazoe ya kucheza kama ukiwa na mwenye mchovu. Kucheza kama kuna mchovu inaweza kushughulikia manebawa.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

Wade sniffled, his own words getting to him.

Wade alifuta mchovu, mizigo yake yamekosa yeye.

Source: Crazy Element City

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

Mtu mmoja alifuta mchovu katika kipimo cha kipimo. "Umechoka mwenyewe?"

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

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

Hakuna mchovu, Marie alisema, Je... je ni gari yako?

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

Oh, I have a little bit of a sniffle.

Oh, nina mchovu mwelekeo.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

He sniffled, and then he let the tears flow.

Alikufuta mchovu, kisha alichangia mizigo.

Source: Crazy Element City

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

"Alikufuta mchovu," Alayne alisema, " lakini ninaona damu."

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.

Maktaba yake alifuta mchovu na kusikia, lakini Ember alikaelewa kama mstatu, hajui.

Source: Crazy Element City

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