SNIVEL

snuffle, sniffle, snivel

(noun) the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

snivel, sniveling

(noun) whining in a tearful manner

snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle

(verb) cry or whine with snuffling; β€œStop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”

snuffle, snivel

(verb) snuff up mucus through the nose

snivel, whine

(verb) talk in a tearful manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

snivel (third-person singular simple present snivels, present participle (US) sniveling or (UK) snivelling, simple past and past participle (US) sniveled or (UK) snivelled)

(intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.

Synonym: sniffle

(pejorative, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.

Synonym: Thesaurus:complain

(pejorative, transitive) To say (something) while sniffling or crying.

Noun

snivel (plural snivels)

The act of snivelling.

Nasal mucus; snot.

Anagrams

• Levins, Slevin, Sliven, V lines, V-lines, levins, livens, sliven

Source: Wiktionary


Sniv"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniveled or Snivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniveling or Snivelling.] Etym: [OE. snivelen, snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See Sniff, and cf. Snuffle.]

1. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.

2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly. Put stop to thy sniveling ditty. Sir W. Scott.

Sniv"el, n. Etym: [AS. snofel. Cf. Snivel, v. i.]

Definition: Mucus from the nose; snot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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