snivel
pronunciation
How to pronounce snivel in British English:
UK [ˈsnɪvl]
How to pronounce snivel in American English:
US [ˈsnɪvəl]
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- Noun:
- whining in a tearful manner
- the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
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- Verb:
- talk in a tearful manner
- snuff up mucus through the nose
- cry or whine with snuffling
Word Origin
- snivel
- snivel: see snuff
- snivel (v.)
- Old English *snyflan "to run at the nose," related to snyflung "running of the nose," snofl "nasal mucus;" see snout. Meaning "to be in an (affected) tearful state" is from 1680s. Related: Snivelled; snivelling. As a noun from 14c. Melville coined snivelization (1849). Middle English had contemptuous term snivelard (n.).
Example
- 1. Once I get a cold , I snivel .
- 2. The most beautiful smile for you , can no longer snivel .
- 3. Nobody is worth you in this world going weep over for him , because truly is worth the genitals which you snivel originally not being able to let you crying !
- 4. I got a bad headache and snivel .
- 5. But why do we have not blow nose snivel every day ?