[sniv-uh
l] 
verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling, noun | 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. |
| 5. | to utter with sniveling or sniffling. |
| 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). |
