snivel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: snivel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for snivel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snivel n whining in a tearful manner Synonym(s): snivel, sniveling the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) Synonym(s): snuffle, sniffle, snivel v talk in a tearful manner Synonym(s): snivel, whine snuff up mucus through the nose Synonym(s): snuffle, snivel cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" Synonym(s): snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snivel \Sniv"el\, n. [AS. snofel. Cf. {Snivel}, v. i.] Mucus from the nose; snot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snivel \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.