snivel
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪvəl
Verb
snivel (third-person singular simple present snivels, present participle (UK) snivelling or (US) sniveling, simple past and past participle (UK) snivelled or (US) sniveled)
- To breathe heavily through the nose; to sniffle.
- To whine or complain, whilst crying.
- 1934 George Orwell, Burmese Days:
- "I'd snivel psalms to oblige the padre, but I can't stick the way these damned native Christians come shoving into our church."
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
- 1934 George Orwell, Burmese Days:
Synonyms
- sniffle
- See also Thesaurus:complain
Translations
to breathe heavily through the nose; to sniffle
to whine or complain, whilst crying
Noun
snivel (plural snivels)
Derived terms
Translations
the act of snivelling
nasal mucus; snot
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