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Snivel

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

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Verb group 6

Grizzle 84% connected

Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Grizzle 84% connected

Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Whine 84% connected

To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, n…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Whine 84% connected

To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, n…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Breathing 76% connected

of Breathe

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cry 76% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Crying 76% connected

of Cry

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Inhale 76% connected

To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inspire 76% connected

To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Respiration 76% connected

The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Speak 76% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Talk 76% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Ventilation 76% connected

The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Verbalize 76% connected

To convert into a verb; to verbify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weep 76% connected

The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weeping 76% connected

of Weep

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Derivationally related 6

Blub 74% connected

To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blub 74% connected

To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Snuffle 74% connected

To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Snuffle 74% connected

To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Snuffler 74% connected

One who snuffles; one who uses cant.

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Snuffler 74% connected

One who snuffles; one who uses cant.

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Synonym 6

Blub 92% connected

To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Blubber 92% connected

A bubble.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sniffle 92% connected

To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sniveling 92% connected

of Snivel

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Snuffle 92% connected

To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whine 92% connected

To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, n…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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