stuffy
5
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈstʌfi/
:
congestionado
- Lei's stuffy nose was whistling away softly in the dark.
- stuffy nose
- stuffy and runny
- stuffy nose and sore throat
I have a cold, my nose is super stuffy and like my eyes are constantly watering.
- I have a cold, my nose is super stuffy and like my eyes are constantly watering.
- You know, during flu season, people look for quick fixes for symptoms like stuffy noses, coughs and sore throats.
- You know, my nose is really stuffy and I don't know, I think I got sick.
Examples
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I had a stuffy nose and it lasted for like two days.
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People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose.
Blog text (11) -
- It's stuffy in here.
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"My room is stuffy!" Tayla said.
Fiction book (1998) -
Woke up this morning with a stuffy nose and a sore throat.
Blog text (22) -
I have a cold, my nose is super stuffy and like my eyes are constantly watering.
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It's that time of year again, and I woke up this morning with a sore throat and stuffy nose, but now I just blame the trees.
Blog text (15) -
I hate to do anything like that, but like the one symptom I had when I had COVID was I had a stuffy nose for a couple of nights.
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Now your older toddler has a skinned knee and a stuffy nose.
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She could barely breathe due to her stuffy nose from the cold.
Synonyms
5
3.6
A body part full of extra blood or liquid that is swollen
1
4.6
Having a runny nose and often making soft nose sounds because of a cold or allergy
Blocked so air or water cannot pass easily
Air that is very close and makes it hard to breathe
Having a blocked or runny nose and making soft sniffing sounds
Antonyms
Compounds
How Blocked
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stuffy comes from stuff which means 'to fill'. A 'stuffy' nose or chest is like being filled up and hard to breathe, so stuffy describes body parts that feel blocked and uncomfortable.