sniveller
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- noun
- /ˈsnɪvələr/
- Offensive
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- Nobody liked the sniveller in the group, as he whined whenever things didn't go his way.
Examples
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Her reputation as a sniveller made it difficult for her to find friends who would listen to her complaints.
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Be that way, snivellers!
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The child was a constant sniveller, always complaining about the smallest issues.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who cries or complains too easily
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4.3
A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way
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5.2
A person who is often bad-tempered and complains
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2.8
A person who often says they are unhappy about things
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6.7
A person who complains often in an annoying way
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9.9
An old word for a person, often a woman, who always complains and finds fault
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8.8
A person who often complains about small, not important things
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7.8
A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot
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5.5
A person who complains a lot about small things
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9.9
A person who often complains about small things
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5.3
A person who often complains about small things
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8.4
A person who often complains about many things
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6.5
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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9.9
A person who complains a lot about small details
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9.1
A person who often complains in an annoying way
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things
A woman or girl who often says she is unhappy about small things
A person who always complains in an annoying way
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sniveller comes from the verb snivel, which is like sniffle and once meant 'to make small crying or sniffing sounds'. So a sniveller is someone who keeps whining and complaining, as if they cannot stop sniffling.