sniveling
NounSynonyms:
snivel
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“sniveling” is listed under Snivel.
Sniv′el intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Sniveled or Snivelled; present participle & verbal noun Sniveling or Snivelling.]
Origin: OE. snivelen, snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See Sniff, and cf. Snuffle.
1. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly.
Put stop to thy sniveling ditty.— Sir Walter Scott
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54