snivel vs weep

snivel

verb
  • To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying. 

  • To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus. 

  • To say (something) while sniffling or crying. 

noun
  • The act of snivelling. 

  • Nasal mucus; snot. 

weep

verb
  • To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy. 

  • To produce secretions. 

  • To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation. 

  • To lament; to complain. 

  • To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches. 

  • To flow in drops; to run in drops. 

noun
  • A session of crying. 

  • A sob. 

  • A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). 

How often have the words snivel and weep occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )