What is "sniffly"

Usage examples of "sniffly".

Just as Merlain was getting sniffly and ready to cry, and Charles was trying to find some manly way to avoid doing something similar, the three water birds flew squaking down the river.

European households, Eliza had spent most of her time in the company of women of all ages and stations, and rarely did a single day pass without her seeing at least one person get a little sniffly and moist about the eyes, whether out of pain, anger, sadness, or joy.

His nose was sniffly from May until July, then again during ragweed season at the end of August.

Monday, and Diana was back in school, still a bit sniffly, but otherwise well.

Elliott had cried all the way to Wiesbaden, then lay down on the couch, turning his back to them, and fell into a sniffly slumber while Nina, Kurt, and Bob tiptoed around him.

There was a long pause, and soon lots of grumbling and shifting about in the seats, but just before everyone panicked and stampeded for the only door, probably trampling to death the young and aged and just plain slow or not feeling so hot today, a little sniffly, we thought maybe a bit of classical music would help, a spot lighted the stage.

You have to stay clear of sniffly kids on their way home from school, housewives coming back from marketing, old folks out for a stroll: anyone can carry germs.

Earlier, it'd been kinda hairy, what with some high school girls gettin' all sniffly, a couple of neckless farm boys with too much beer in their bellies demanding to meet Miss Katie Hawk, and a teary middle-aged couple who'd driven all the way from Berryville just to get Matt's autograph because he reminded them of their deceased son.

A harried cheerleader cheerleader rammed me with a platter, gave me a sniffly smile, and offered what appeared to be caterpillar segments in orange oil.