to snivel
Third Person
snivels
Present Participle
sniveling
Past Tense
sniveled
Past Participle
sniveled
1
to cry or whine with sniffling sounds
- The tired toddler began to snivel after being denied a second cookie.
- Instead of facing the consequences, he chose to snivel and plead for forgiveness.
- The character in the movie would often snivel when faced with challenging situations.
- Overwhelmed by the emotional scene, some audience members started to snivel quietly.
- The young girl would snivel when scolded, hoping to garner sympathy.
2
to sniff repeatedly, often due to a cold or emotional distress
- She couldn't stop sniveling from the cold air in the room.
- The child began to snivel quietly, holding back tears as he looked at his scraped knee.
- After catching a cold, she spent the whole day sniveling and feeling miserable.
- She wiped her nose, sniveling softly while talking about her bad day.
- He tried to speak, but all he could do was snivel through his tears.
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3
to express dissatisfaction or discomfort in a whiny, tearful, or self-pitying manner
- He was sniveling about how unfair the situation was, even though it was his own fault.
- She was sniveling about her long hours at work, even though others had it harder.
- Instead of fixing the issue, she just sniveled about it all day.
- The employee sniveled about the new policy, but never offered any solutions.
- Stop sniveling and tell me what the real problem is.
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