sniveler

sniv·el

 (snĭv′əl)
intr.v. sniv·eled, sniv·el·ing, sniv·els or sniv·elled or sniv·el·ling
1. To sniffle.
2. To complain or whine tearfully.
n.
1. The act of sniffling or sniveling.
2. Nasal mucus.
[Middle English snivelen, from Old English *snyflan.]
sniv′el·er n.
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Noun1.sniveler - a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose
sniffler
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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