snivel
11snivel — I. intransitive verb ( eled or elled; eling or snivelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *snyflan; akin to Dutch snuffelen to snuffle, snuffen to sniff Date: 14th century 1. to run at the nose 2. to snuff mucus up the nose audibly ; …
12snivel — 1. verb a) To breathe heavily through the nose; to sniffle. b) To whine or complain, whilst crying …
13snivel — Synonyms and related words: bawl, be hypocritical, blandish, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, cant, cry, dissolve in tears, drop a tear, give lip service, give mouth honor, greet, mewl, mouth, play the hypocrite, pule, reek of piety …
14snivel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. snuffle, sniff, blubber; whimper, cry, weep; cower, grovel, crawl, cringe. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cry] Syn. blubber, sniffle, weep; see cry 1 . 2. [To complain] Syn. whine,… …
15snivel — sniv|el [ˈsnıvəl] v past tense and past participle snivelled present participle snivelling BrE past tense and past participle sniveled present participle sniveling AmE [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From an unrecorded Old English snyflan] [I usually… …
16snivel — sniv|el [ snıvl ] verb intransitive to cry or complain, especially in a way that seems weak or annoying: a sniveling little kid …
17snivel — see SNUFF …
18snivel — sniv·el || snɪvl n. runny nose; sniffle; whine, whimper, tearful complaining v. sniffle; run at the nose; whine, whimper, complain tearfully …
19snivel — verb (snivels, snivelling, snivelled; US snivels, sniveling, sniveled) 1》 cry and sniffle. 2》 complain in a whining or tearful way. noun a period of snivelling. Derivatives sniveller noun sni …
20snivel — I. n. Snot. II. v. n. Cry (as a child), blubber, whimper, weep, fret, whine …
