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Definition of: snivel
(sniv′əl) v.i. ·eled or ·elled, ·el·ing or ·el·ling
To cry in a snuffling manner; run at the nose; snuffle; make affectedly tearful professions.
—noun
1. Discharge from the nose.
2. The act of sniveling. [OE (assumed) snyflan <snyflung mucus from the nose]
—sniv′el·er noun
—sniv′el·ing adjective & noun
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