Hypertext Webster Gateway: "snivel"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
snivel
n 1: whining in a tearful manner [syn: {sniveling}]
2: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the
nose is congested) [syn: {snuffle}, {sniffle}]
v 1: talk in a tearful manner [syn: {whine}]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn: {snuffle}]
3: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
yourself into this mess!" [syn: {sniffle}, {blubber}, {snuffle}]
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