breathing vs sniffle

sniffle vs breathing

breathing and sniffle both are nouns.

breathing is an adjective but sniffle is not an adjective.

breathing is not a verb while sniffle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breathing	Yes	Yes	No	No
sniffle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sniffle is a hyponym of breathing; that is, sniffle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than breathing:

breathing: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
sniffle: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

Other hyponyms of breathing include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, heaving, panting, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, snivel, snuffle, wheeze, second wind.

breathing (noun)	sniffle (noun)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

breathing (adjective)	sniffle (adjective)
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

breathing (verb)	sniffle (verb)
	inhale audibly through the nose
	cry or whine with snuffling

Difference between breathing and sniffle

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