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To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.

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  1. v. i. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
  2. v. i. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly.
  3. v. i. Mucus from the nose; snot.
  4. n. whining in a tearful manner
  5. n. the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
  6. v. talk in a tearful manner
  7. v. snuff up mucus through the nose
  8. v. cry or whine with snuffling
  9. 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. Mucus from the nose; snot.
  10. v:100 n. whining in a tearful manner v. talk in a tearful manner v. cry or whine with snuffling