Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Snivel \Sniv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniveled}or {Snivelled};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniveling} or {Snivelling}.] [OE. snivelen,
   snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See {Sniff}, and cf.
   {Snuffle}.]
   1. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.

   2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly
      or whiningly.

            Put stop to thy sniveling ditty.      --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.