snivel

n. 流鼻涕；啜泣

vi. 流鼻涕；哭泣

中文词源

snivel 哭啼，哭诉

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.模仿哭鼻子的声音。

snivel: snivel: see snuff
snivel (v.): Old English *snyflan "to run at the nose," related to snyflung "running of the nose," snofl "nasal mucus;" see snout. Meaning "to be in an (affected) tearful state" is from 1680s. Related: Snivelled; snivelling. As a noun from 14c. Melville coined snivelization (1849). Middle English had contemptuous term snivelard (n.).

1. sniff => sniffle <====> snivel.2. 反复吸鼻子，很显然就是因为流鼻涕，才会反复往里吸鼻涕。感冒过的人对此肯定深有体会。

1. Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand.: 比利抽抽搭搭地哭了起来。妈妈在他的手上打了一下。