'sniveller
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| —vb , (US) -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| 1. | (intr) to sniffle as a sign of distress, esp contemptibly |
| 2. | to utter (something) tearfully; whine |
| 3. | (intr) to have a runny nose |
| —n | |
| 4. | an instance of snivelling |
| [C14 snivelen; related to Old English snyflung mucus, Dutch snuffelen to smell out, Old Norse snoppa snout] | |
| 'sniveller | |
| —n | |
| 'snivelling | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'snivelly | |
| —adj | |
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