WordMap Version 2.0 - HigherStudyAbroad

• (smirk)- to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way, (
); Her eyebrows were arched, her mouth shaped into
something that could only be described as a smirk. — AHMM, October 2006;
snivel = sniffle = snuffle = whine : cackle
• (snivel)- to run at the nose; have a runny nose, ( ); I'm
not fooled by the sentimentalism of the profession or the sniveling claims of
being an apostle of public enlightenment. — Success A Novel;
• (sniffle, snuffle)- to weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of
the nose; He had to sniffle himself as he imagined their gruesome death. —
Soul of the Fire;
• (whine)- to complain or protest in a childish fashion, (
; ); He broke out in a whine, and ran after me, limping. —
In Those Days;
• (cackle)- to laugh or talk in a shrill manner, ( );
But even as the lark's song pierced his heart with its sweetness, a
harsh cackle made him cringe. — Test of the Twins;