weeping vs snivel

weeping and snivel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weeping	Yes	Yes	No	No
snivel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, snivel is a hyponym of weeping; that is, snivel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weeping:

weeping: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
snivel: whining in a tearful manner

Other hyponyms of weeping include sniveling, sob, sobbing, bawling, wailing.

weeping (noun)	snivel (noun)
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)	whining in a tearful manner
	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

weeping (adjective)	snivel (adjective)
showing sorrow
having branches or flower heads that bend downward

weeping (verb)	snivel (verb)
	snuff up mucus through the nose
	cry or whine with snuffling
	talk in a tearful manner