SNIVELLED

SNIVEL

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


Verb

snivelled

simple past tense and past participle of snivel

Adjective

snivelled (not comparable)

Covered or dripping with nasal mucus; snotty.

Source: Wiktionary


SNIVEL

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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