snivelling
noun
[ ˈsnɪv(ə)lɪŋ ]
• the action of crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.
• "the sound of snivelling woke me"
snivelling
adjective
• crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.
• "families with snivelling children"
snivel
verb
• 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,
Origin:
late Old English (recorded only in the verbal noun snyflung ‘mucus’), from snofl, in the same sense; compare with snuffle.
