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How to pronounce sniffy

“sniffy” pronunciation in real English speech

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“sniffy” in real sentences

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  1. People can be really sniffy about the impact that royal visits have.

    Sky News

  2. no toddles MC dafne no the rat no socks Wigglesworth no sniffy Hicks

    Hamish & Andy

  3. other novelist Gradgrind bumble Heep pick sniffy um they've come adjectives pub slapper

    Intelligence Squared

  4. about how, you know, some actors were a little sniffy about the idea of Sher going

    The Graham Norton Show

Words that sound like “sniffy”

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