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snivel/ˈsnɪvl/
▶verb (snivels, snivelling, snivelled; US snivels, sniveling, sniveled)
- 1 cry and sniffle.
- 2 complain in a whining or tearful way.
– derivatives
sniveller noun,
snivelling adjective,
snivellingly adverb.
sniveller noun,
snivelling adjective,
snivellingly adverb.
– origin OE (recorded only in the verbal noun snyflung ‘mucus’), from snofl, in the same sense.
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