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SNIVELLED
SNIVEL
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
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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