to snivel
11
7.4
- verb
- /ˈsnɪvəl/
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- And stop sniveling.
- Stop sniveling
- sniveling coward
- sniveling idiot
So when that person who can climb them up the ladder does start to bite and they can sort of snivel their way into there, they will.
- So when that person who can climb them up the ladder does start to bite and they can sort of snivel their way into there, they will.
Examples
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Stop sniveling and tidy yourself.
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I am almost ready to snivel like Amy.
Blog text (29) -
I started to snivel, and she handed me a pile of clothes.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Stop sniveling," I tell her, "and stand up."
Fiction book (2000) -
"How long will I have to be here?" I asked, still sniveling.
Fiction book (2002) -
Do stop sniveling.
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Quit sniveling.
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He started to snivel when he saw the sad movie.
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She always snivels when she doesn't get her way.
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After the argument, he sat in the corner sniveling quietly.
Synonyms
211
2.8
To complain in a high, annoying voice
62
5.0
To show or say that you feel sad about something
14
6.1
To cry loudly and without control, often while talking
3
7.7
To complain in a weak, whining voice
1
7.5
To feel sad and complain to others
1
6.8
To complain a lot in an annoying way
1
6.4
To complain in a bad-tempered way
1
9.2
Cry in a noisy, gasping way
1
8.7
Complain a lot in a dramatic way about something that upsets you
To complain in a sad, self-pitying way about small problems
To feel sorry for yourself and complain to get sympathy
Phrasal Verbs
How Whiny
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snivel probably comes from old words for 'sniff', like sniffle, the small nose sounds you make when you cry or have a cold. A helpful way to remember it is that people who snivel often make quiet sniffing noises when they are upset, so the word came to mean 'whine' or 'complain'.