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; “Stop 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
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.
snivel (plural snivels)
The act of snivelling.
Nasal mucus; snot.
• 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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