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snivel

English

  1. 🔊 whining in a tearful manner
  2. 🔊 the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
  3. 🔊 cry or whine with snuffling
    “Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”
  4. 🔊 talk in a tearful manner
  5. 🔊 snuff up mucus through the nose

Similar words

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