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UK
/snˈɪvəl/
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VERB
- talk in a tearful manner
- snuff up mucus through the nose
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cry or whine with snuffling
Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
NOUN
- whining in a tearful manner
- the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
How To Use snivel In A Sentence
- The youngest of the three had started snivelling.
- Passed the bottle, Burnell also took an immense swig and suddenly began to snivel. SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
- Only Republicans can sit and gripe, whine, and snivel over the results of the last election, committing themselves to "no progress on anything". DeMint: Obama 'distracted' from protecting the country
- I urge you instead to just e-mail me at snively [at] mit [dot] edu and we'll discuss content and I'll go ahead and make changes as needed. MIT Admissions
- Dion sniveled, half out of sorrow for himself, the other half simply out of fear.
- Put out a comic that pokes at the teabaggers and the snivelling is about 130 decibels Think Progress » Marvel backs down to Tea Party activists over Captain America comic depicting a right-wing protest.
- The snivel, therefore, from our mines to to jack up its delivery services is not only opportune but one which should be taken seriously.
- People — and I do actually mean “people” here, not viciously stupid animals like yourself — already know that that pathetically infantile piece of snivelling ideological tripe is demonstrably false. Think Progress » Deficit Peacock Evan Bayh Hits ‘Far Left-Wing Blogs’ For Criticizing Obama’s Spending Freeze As Too ‘Austere’
- She snivelled quietly but forced herself away from the idea of thinking any more about what this chance discovery meant.
- As a depiction of Labor policy, it represents one of the more sniveling grovels in recent memory.