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snivel

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsnɪv^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsnɪvəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sniv′əl)

Inflections of 'snivel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

snivels: v 3rd person singular

snivelling: v pres p (Mainly UK)

sniveling: v pres p (US)

snivelled: v past (Mainly UK)

sniveled: v past (US)

snivelled: v past p (Mainly UK)

sniveled: v past p (US)

sniv•el /ˈsnɪvəl/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.

to cry with sniffling:Stop sniveling about your problems.
Pathologyto have a runny nose.

sniv•el•er, n. [countable]

sniv•el (sniv′əl),USA pronunciation v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, n.
v.i.

to weep or cry with sniffling.
to affect a tearful state;
whine.
Pathologyto run at the nose;
have a runny nose:She sniveled from the cold.
Physiologyto draw up mucus audibly through the nose:Stop sniveling and use your handkerchief.

v.t.

to utter with sniveling or sniffling.

weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
a light sniffle, as in weeping.
a hypocritical show of feeling:a sentimental snivel.
Pathologymucus running from the nose.
Pathology snivels, a sniveling condition;
a slight cold;
sniffles (usually prec. by the).

1275–1325; Middle English snyvele; compare Old English snyflung (gerund, gerundive), derivative of snofl mucus; cognate with Low German snüfeln

sniv′el•er;
[esp. Brit.,] sniv′el•ler, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

snivel /ˈsnɪv^əl/ vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)

(intransitive) to sniffle as a sign of distress, esp contemptibly
to utter (something) tearfully; whine
(intransitive) to have a runny nose

an instance of snivelling

Etymology: 14th Century snivelen; related to Old English snyflung mucus, Dutch snuffelen to smell out, Old Norse snoppa snoutˈsniveller, US ˈsniveler n ˈsnivelling, US ˈsniveling adj , n

'snivel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

sniff - snuffle - whine - snifter - snively

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Synonyms: blubber, sniffle, weep, cry, snuffle, more...

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