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   snivel

   /ˈsnɪvl/

   verb

   • 1. cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way: "Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned" Similar snifflesnufflerun at the nosehave a runny/running nosewhimperwhineweepcryshed tearssobhowlmewlbawlgreetinformal:blubblubberboohoogrizzle
   • ▪ complain in a whining or tearful way: "he shouldn't snivel about his punishment" Similar complainmoanmuttergrumblegrousegroangrouchgrowlcarpbleatwhineobjectmake a fussmithertwinegurninformal:gripebeefbellyachebitchsound offgo onchuntercreatewhingebe on at someonekvetchchirpdated:cribnatter

   noun

   • 1. an act or sound of snivelling: "Lucy's torrent of howls weakened to a snivel"

   Word Origin late Old English (recorded only in the verbal noun snyflung ‘mucus’), from snofl, in the same sense; compare with snuffle.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sniveller noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   19 hours ago · George Bernard Shaw. George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works ...