[sniv.el] vi -eled or -elled ; -el.ing or -el.ling [ME, fr. (assumed) OE snyflan; akin to D snuffelen to snuffle, snuffen to sniff] (14c) 1: to run at the nose
2: to snuff mucus up the nose audibly: snuffle
3: to cry or whine with snuffling
4: to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner -- sniv.el.er n
[2]snivel n (1600) 1 pl, dial: head cold
2: an act or instance of sniveling