Snivel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), sniv·eled, sniv·el·ing or (especially British) sniv·elled, sniv·el·ling.
  1. to weep or cry with sniffling.
  2. to affect a tearful state; whine.
  3. to run at the nose; have a runny nose: She sniveled from the cold.
  4. to draw up mucus audibly through the nose: Stop sniveling and use your handkerchief.
verb (used with object), sniv·eled, sniv·el·ing or (especially British) sniv·elled, sniv·el·ling.
  1. to utter with sniveling or sniffling.
noun
  1. weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
  2. a light sniffle, as in weeping.
  3. a hypocritical show of feeling: a sentimental snivel.
  4. mucus running from the nose.
  5. a sniveling condition; a slight cold; the sniffles.
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
  1. to sniffle as a sign of distress, esp contemptibly
  2. to utter (something) tearfully; whine
  3. to have a runny nose
noun
  1. an instance of snivelling
Snivel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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