SNIVEL


Meaning of SNIVEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsnɪvl ]

v. & n. --v.intr. (snivelled, snivelling; US sniveled, sniveling) 1 weep with sniffling. 2 run at the nose; make a repeated sniffing sound. 3 show weak or tearful sentiment. --n. 1 running mucus. 2 hypocritical talk; cant. øøsniveller n. snivelling adj. snivellingly adv. [ME f. OE snyflan (unrecorded) f. snofl mucus: cf. SNUFFLE]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.