nostril vs sniffle

nostril

noun
  • Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. 

sniffle

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

verb
  • To utter with a whimpering or sniffing sound. 

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

How often have the words nostril and sniffle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )