The meaning of Snivel

verb

Shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly.

Usage examples:

‘move!’ bawled the drill corporal

noun

A loud, unrestrained shout.

Usage examples:

He addressed every class in a terrifying bawl

verb

Cry noisily and uncontrollably; sob.

Usage examples:

Their mummies blub when they kiss them goodbye

noun

The layer of fat under the skin of sea mammals such as whales which keeps them warm

Usage examples:

Some of the larger whales are insulated by a two-foot layer of blubber., fig. i’m on a diet, trying…

noun

The fat of sea mammals, especially whales and seals.

Usage examples:

Fish oil supplements are derived from a variety of sources, including mackerel, herring, tuna, salm…

adjective

(of a person's lips) swollen or protruding.

Usage examples:

Yet the movement of his blubber lips, closely pressed together, showed clearly that he could not un…

verb

Cry noisily and uncontrollably; sob.

Usage examples:

He was blubbering like a child

exclamation

Used to represent the sound of someone crying noisily.

Usage examples:

‘boohoo, nobody loves me!’

Cry noisily.

Usage examples:

I managed not to boohoo, even when they crowded around my chair

exclamation

The sound of noisy crying like a child's

Usage examples:

"boohoo!" she wailed, "i'm lost."

verb

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

Usage examples:

Don't cry—it'll be all right

noun

A loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion.

Usage examples:

A cry of despair

verb

Give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone).

Usage examples:

Some of the customers greeted the barman in gaelic

verb

Weep; cry.

Usage examples:

He sat down on the armchair and started to greet

verb

Express greetings upon meeting someone

adjective

(of hair or fur) having dark and white hairs mixed.

Usage examples:

Grizzle-haired

noun

A mixture of dark and white hairs.

Usage examples:

Today the bags under his eyes are big and dark enough to trap a badger and a grey grizzle of beard …

verb

(of a child) cry fretfully.

Usage examples:

Sometimes children grizzled, sometimes they wailed

noun

A long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.

Usage examples:

While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls.

verb

Make a howling sound.

Usage examples:

He howled in agony

verb

(especially of a baby) cry feebly or querulously; whimper.

Usage examples:

A baby boy softly mewls

verb

Sniff slightly or repeatedly, typically because of a cold or fit of crying.

Usage examples:

Claire rubbed her nose, sniffling loudly

noun

An act or sound of sniffing.

Usage examples:

He was restraining his sniffles rather well

verb

Breathe noisily through the nose due to a cold or crying.

Usage examples:

Alice was weeping quietly, snuffling a little

noun

A sniff or sniffing sound.

Usage examples:

A silence broken only by the faint snuffles of the dogs

verb

To breathe in quickly and repeatedly through the nose, usually because you are crying or because you have a cold

Usage examples:

He was snuffling and blowing his nose., the dog snuffled around and began digging at the base of th…

verb

Cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps.

Usage examples:

He broke down and sobbed like a child

noun

An act or sound of sobbing.

Usage examples:

With a sob of despair she threw herself on to the bed

noun

Short for son of a bitch.

verb

Shed tears.

Usage examples:

A grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter

noun

A fit or period of weeping.

Usage examples:

Sit down and have a weep

verb

To cry tears

Usage examples:

[ i ] i could hear someone weeping.

verb

Make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness.

Usage examples:

A child in a bed nearby began to whimper

noun

A whimpering sound.

Usage examples:

She gave a little whimper of protest

verb

To cry, making small, weak sounds

Usage examples:

She whimpered pathetically., there wasn’t a whimper of complaint from anyone.

noun

A long, high-pitched complaining cry.

Usage examples:

The dog gave a small whine

verb

Give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

Usage examples:

The dog whined and scratched at the back door

verb

To make a high, complaining sound, or to complain continually

Usage examples:

If you don’t stop whining, we won’t go at all!, fig. the whine of tracey’s hair dryer wakes me ever…