SNIVEL

I. intransitive verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or ~ling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *snyflan; akin to Dutch snuffelen to snuffle, snuffen to sniff Date: 14th century to run at the nose, to snuff mucus up the nose audibly ; snuffle , to cry or whine with snuffling, to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1600 head cold , an act or instance of ~ing