Snivel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

whining in a tearful manner

the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɪvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈɪvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈɪvəl/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈɪvəl/.

Examples

Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blubber sniffle blub sniveling whine snuffle

Parts of Speech

noun	whining in a tearful manner
noun	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
verb	talk in a tearful manner
verb	snuff up mucus through the nose
verb	cry or whine with snuffling “Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”

Word Forms

snivel	verb	cry or whine with snuffling
snuffly	adjective	liable to sniffle
snuffle	verb	cry or whine with snuffling
sniffly	adjective	liable to sniffle
sniffle	verb	inhale audibly through the nose
snivel	noun	whining in a tearful manner
sniveller	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
whine	noun	a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
whiner	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
snuffle	noun	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
snuffler	noun	a person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus)
sniveling	noun	whining in a tearful manner
blubberer	noun	someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schniefen

weinerlich weinend

🇫🇷French

pleurnicher

pleurnicher en larmes

🇪🇸Spanish

lloriquear

lloriqueando entre lágrimas

🇮🇹Italian

piagnucolare

piagnucolando in modo lacrimoso

🇳🇱Dutch

snotteren

huilend op een betraande manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

choramingar

choramingando de maneira chorosa

🇷🇺Russian

хныкать

нытье со слезами на глазах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बच्चे की तरह रोना

रोते हुए रोते हुए

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নিভেল

কান্নায় ভেঙ্গে পড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

முணுமுணுப்பு

கண்ணீர் மல்க சிணுங்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నివెల్

కన్నీళ్లు పెట్టుకునే రీతిలో విలపిస్తున్నాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्निव्हल

अश्रू ढाळत रडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નીવેલ

આંસુભરી રીતે રડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಿವೆಲ್

ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊರಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നിവൽ

കണ്ണുനീരോടെ കരയുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

چھری

رونے والے انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鼻涕

哭诉

🇯🇵Japanese

鼻を鳴らす

涙ぐみながら泣き言を言う

🇰🇷Korean

콧물

눈물을 흘리며 징징대다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỗ mũi

rên rỉ một cách đầy nước mắt

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำลาย

สะอื้นด้วยน้ำตา

🇮🇩Indonesian

ingus

merengek sambil menangis

🇵🇭Filipino

bumuntong hininga

humahagulgol sa paraang nakakaiyak

🇲🇾Malay

tersengih

merengek dalam keadaan sebak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عوال

الأنين بطريقة دامعة

🇮🇷Persian

خرخر کردن

با گریه ناله کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

sümük

ağlamaklı bir şekilde sızlanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְבַּכְיֵן

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