snivel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Snivel \Sniv"el\, n. [AS. snofel. Cf. {Snivel}, v. i.]
   Mucus from the nose; snot.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly
      or whiningly.
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            Put stop to thy sniveling ditty.      --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "snivel":
      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, render lip service,
      shed tears, sniffle, snuffle, sob, soft-soap, sweet-talk, weep,
      whimper, whine

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