Found 2 items, similar to Snivel.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: snivel
snivel
n 1: whining in a tearful manner [syn:
sniveling]
2: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the
nose is congested) [syn:
snuffle,
sniffle]
v 1: talk in a tearful manner [syn:
whine]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn:
snuffle]
3: cry or whine with snuffling;
“Stop snivelling--you got
yourself into this mess!” [syn:
sniffle,
blubber,
blub,
snuffle]
[also:
snivelling,
snivelled]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Snivel
Snivel
\Sniv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Sniveledor
Snivelled;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sniveling or
Snivelling.] [OE. snivelen,
snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See
Sniff, and cf.
Snuffle.]
1. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
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2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly
or whiningly.
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Put stop to thy sniveling ditty. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Snivel
\Sniv"el\, n. [AS. snofel. Cf.
Snivel, v. i.]
Mucus from the nose; snot.
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