sniv ‧ el /ˈsnɪv ə l/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle snivelled , present participle snivelling British English , sniveled , sniveling American English )
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From an unrecorded Old English snyflan ]
[intransitive usually progressive] to behave or speak in a weak complaining way, especially when you are crying:
A small boy was sniveling on a chair.
a snivelling coward