1. Whining in a tearful manner
   "The child's snivel turned into a full-blown cry when he dropped his ice cream";
   - sniveling [US], snivelling [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
   "His constant snivel indicated that he was coming down with a cold";
   - snuffle, sniffle

1. Talk in a tearful manner
   - whine
    
2. Snuff up mucus through the nose
   - snuffle
    
3. Cry or whine with snuffling
   - sniffle, blubber, blub [informal], snuffle

Derived forms: snivels, sniveled, snivelled, snivelling

Type of: breathe in, breathing, cry, crying, external respiration, inhale, inspire, mouth, respiration, speak, talk, utter, ventilation, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, weep, weeping

Encyclopedia: Snivel