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snivel
sniv·el S0512200 (snĭv′əl)intr.v. sniv·eled, sniv·el·ing, sniv·els or sniv·elled or sniv·el·ling 1. To sniffle.2. To complain or whine tearfully.n.1. The act of sniffling or sniveling.2. Nasal mucus. [Middle English snivelen, from Old English *snyflan.] sniv′el·er n.snivel (ˈsnɪvəl) vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled1. (intr) to sniffle as a sign of distress, esp contemptibly2. to utter (something) tearfully; whine3. (Physiology) (intr) to have a runny nosenan instance of snivelling[C14 snivelen; related to Old English snyflung mucus, Dutch snuffelen to smell out, Old Norse snoppa snout] ˈsniveller, ˈsniveler n ˈsnivelling, ˈsniveling adj, n ˈsnivelly, ˈsnively adjsniv•el (ˈsnɪv əl) v. -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, v.i. 1. to weep or cry with sniffling. 2. to affect a tearful state; whine. 3. to run at the nose; have a runny nose. 4. to draw up mucus audibly through the nose. v.t. 5. to utter with sniveling or sniffling. n. 6. weak, whining, or pretended weeping. 7. a light sniffle, as in weeping. 8. a hypocritical show of feeling. 9. mucus running from the nose. [1275–1325; Middle English snyvelen; compare Old English snyflung (ger.), derivative of snofl mucus; c. Low German snüfeln] sniv′el•er; esp. Brit., sniv′el•ler, n. snivel Past participle: snivelled Gerund: snivelling
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I snivel | you snivel | he/she/it snivels | we snivel | you snivel | they snivel |
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I snivelled | you snivelled | he/she/it snivelled | we snivelled | you snivelled | they snivelled |
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I am snivelling | you are snivelling | he/she/it is snivelling | we are snivelling | you are snivelling | they are snivelling |
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I have snivelled | you have snivelled | he/she/it has snivelled | we have snivelled | you have snivelled | they have snivelled |
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I was snivelling | you were snivelling | he/she/it was snivelling | we were snivelling | you were snivelling | they were snivelling |
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I had snivelled | you had snivelled | he/she/it had snivelled | we had snivelled | you had snivelled | they had snivelled |
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I will snivel | you will snivel | he/she/it will snivel | we will snivel | you will snivel | they will snivel |
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I will have snivelled | you will have snivelled | he/she/it will have snivelled | we will have snivelled | you will have snivelled | they will have snivelled |
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I will be snivelling | you will be snivelling | he/she/it will be snivelling | we will be snivelling | you will be snivelling | they will be snivelling |
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I have been snivelling | you have been snivelling | he/she/it has been snivelling | we have been snivelling | you have been snivelling | they have been snivelling |
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I will have been snivelling | you will have been snivelling | he/she/it will have been snivelling | we will have been snivelling | you will have been snivelling | they will have been snivelling |
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I had been snivelling | you had been snivelling | he/she/it had been snivelling | we had been snivelling | you had been snivelling | they had been snivelling |
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I would snivel | you would snivel | he/she/it would snivel | we would snivel | you would snivel | they would snivel |
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I would have snivelled | you would have snivelled | he/she/it would have snivelled | we would have snivelled | you would have snivelled | they would have snivelled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | snivel - whining in a tearful manner snivelingcrying, tears, weeping - the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" | | 2. | snivel - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)sniffle, snufflebreathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | Verb | 1. | snivel - talk in a tearful manner whinegrizzle, yammer, yawp, whine - complain whininglymouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" | | 2. | snivel - snuff up mucus through the nose snufflebreathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" | | 3. | snivel - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"blub, blubber, sniffle, snuffleweep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" |
snivelverb whine, cry, whinge (informal), weep, moan, gripe (informal), whimper, grizzle (informal, chiefly Brit.), blubber, sniffle, snuffle, mewl, girn (Scot. & Northern English dialect) a snivelling childTranslationsflennenavere il mocciofrignarepiagnucolaresinghiozzaresnivel
Synonyms for snivelverb whineSynonyms- whine
- cry
- whinge
- weep
- moan
- gripe
- whimper
- grizzle
- blubber
- sniffle
- snuffle
- mewl
- girn
Synonyms for snivelnoun whining in a tearful mannerSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)SynonymsRelated Words- breathing
- external respiration
- respiration
- ventilation
verb talk in a tearful mannerSynonymsRelated Words- grizzle
- yammer
- yawp
- whine
- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
verb snuff up mucus through the noseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cry or whine with snufflingSynonyms- blub
- blubber
- sniffle
- snuffle
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