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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sniv•el /ˈsnɪvəl/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. - to cry with sniffling:Stop sniveling about your problems.
- Pathologyto have a runny nose.
sniv•el•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sniv•el (sniv′əl),USA pronunciation v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, n. v.i. - to weep or cry with sniffling.
- to affect a tearful state;
whine. - Pathologyto run at the nose;
have a runny nose:She sniveled from the cold. - Physiologyto draw up mucus audibly through the nose:Stop sniveling and use your handkerchief.
v.t. - to utter with sniveling or sniffling.
n. - weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- a light sniffle, as in weeping.
- a hypocritical show of feeling:a sentimental snivel.
- Pathologymucus running from the nose.
- Pathology snivels, a sniveling condition;
a slight cold;
sniffles (usually prec. by the).
- 1275–1325; Middle English snyvele; compare Old English snyflung (gerund, gerundive), derivative of snofl mucus; cognate with Low German snüfeln
[esp. Brit.,] sniv′el•ler, n. |