Meaning of SNIVEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'snivul
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- [n] the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
- [n] whining in a tearful manner
- [v] cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
- [v] snuff up mucus through the nose
- [v] talk in a tearful manner
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| | Synonyms: | | blub, blubber, sniffle, sniffle, sniveling, snuffle, snuffle, whine |
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| | See Also: | | breathe in, breathing, cry, crying, external respiration, inhale, inspire, mouth, respiration, speak, talk, tears, utter, ventilation, verbalise, verbalize, weep, weeping | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sniv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniveled}or {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.
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. [AS. snofel. Cf. {Snivel}, v. i.]
Mucus from the nose; snot.
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