snivel
verb
[ ˈsnɪv(ə)l ]
• cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way.
• "Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned"
Similar:
sniffle,
snuffle,
run at the nose,
have a runny/running nose,
whimper,
whine,
weep,
cry,
shed tears,
sob,
howl,
mewl,
bawl,
greet,
blub,
blubber,
boohoo,
grizzle,
snivel
noun
• an act or sound of snivelling.
• "Lucy's torrent of howls weakened to a snivel"
Origin:
late Old English (recorded only in the verbal noun snyflung ‘mucus’), from snofl, in the same sense; compare with snuffle.
