单词 | snivel |
释义 | snivel —sniveler; esp. Brit., sniveller, n. /sniv"euhl/, v. , sniveled, sniveling or (esp. Brit.) snivelled, snivelling, n. v.i. 1. to weep or cry with sniffling. 2. to affect a tearful state; whine. 3. to run at the nose; have a runny nose: She sniveled from the cold. 4. to draw up mucus audibly through the nose: Stop sniveling and use your handkerchief. v.t. 5. to utter with sniveling or sniffling. n. 6. weak, whining, or pretended weeping. 7. a light sniffle, as in weeping. 8. a hypocritical show of feeling: a sentimental snivel. 9. mucus running from the nose. 10. snivels, a sniveling condition; a slight cold; sniffles (usually prec. by the). [1275-1325; ME snyvele; cf. OE snyflung (ger.), deriv. of snofl mucus; c. LG snüfeln] |
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