clear one's throat vs sniffle

clear one's throat

verb
  • Forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expelling air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than coughing. 

sniffle

verb
  • To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose. 

  • To utter with a whimpering or sniffing sound. 

noun
  • The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies. 

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