sniveller
- noun
- /ˈsnɪvələr/
- Offensive
- 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
A person who cries or complains too easily
A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way
A person who is often bad-tempered and complains
A person who often says they are unhappy about things
A person who complains often in an annoying way
An old word for a person, often a woman, who always complains and finds fault
A person who often complains about small, not important things
A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot
A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who often complains about small things
A person who often complains about small things
A person who often complains about many things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who complains a lot about small details
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
How Whiny
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.