Search Result for "snivel":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
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]
VERB (3)
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;
- Example: "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
[syn: snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snivel \Sniv"el\, n. [AS. snofel. Cf. Snivel, v. i.] Mucus from the nose; snot. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snivel \Sniv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniveledor 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly. [1913 Webster] Put stop to thy sniveling ditty. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]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
