Definition of snivels Snivels
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What does snivels mean?
Part of speech
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NounPlural: snivels |
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| snivel - whining in a tearful manner | ||
| sniveling | ||
| crying, tears, weeping the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" | ||
| snivel - the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | ||
| snuffle, sniffle | ||
| breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | ||
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| snivel - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" | ||
| sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle | ||
| weep, cry shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" | ||
| snivel - talk in a tearful manner | ||
| whine | ||
| mouth, utter, verbalise, verbalize, speak, talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word" | ||
| snivel - snuff up mucus through the nose | ||
| snuffle | ||
| breathe in, inhale, inspire draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- snivel (v. i.)
To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise. - snivel (v. i.)
To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly. - snivel (v. i.)
Mucus from the nose; snot.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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snivel
sniv′l, v.i. to run at the nose: to cry, as a child:—pr.p. sniv′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. sniv′elled.—n. snot: cant, an affected tearful state.—n. Sniv′eller, one prone to snivelling: one who cries for slight causes.—adjs. Sniv′elling, snotty: weakly tearful; Sniv′elly, snotty, whining. [A.S. snofel, mucus from the nose; akin to sniff, snuff.]
