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    snivelling
    /ˈsnɪvlɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. the action of crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way: "the sound of snivelling woke me"

    adjective

    • 1. crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way: "families with snivelling children"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNIVELLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SNIVELLING definition: 1. used to describe someone you do not like because they are weak and unpleasant: 2. UK spelling…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNIVELING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SNIVELING definition: used to describe someone you do not like because they are weak and unpleasant: . Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › snivelSnivel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    to run at the nose; to snuff mucus up the nose audibly : snuffle; to cry or whine with snuffling… See the full definition

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsnivelling adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of snivelling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › snivellingSnivelling - definition of snivelling by The Free Dictionary

    Define snivelling. snivelling synonyms, snivelling pronunciation, snivelling translation, English dictionary definition of snivelling. intr.v. sniv·eled , sniv·el·ing , sniv·els or sniv·elled or sniv·el·ling 1. To sniffle. 2. To complain or whine tearfully. n. 1. The act of sniffling or...

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › snivelSnivel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of snivel. verb. cry or whine with snuffling. “Stop snivelling --you got yourself into this mess!” synonyms: blub, blubber, sniffle, snuffle. see more. verb. talk in a tearful manner. synonyms: whine. grizzle, whine, yammer, yawp. complain whiningly. see more. verb. snuff up mucus through the nose. synonyms: snuffle. see more. noun.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSNIVEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is snivelling, they are crying or sniffing in a way that irritates you.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › snivelingSniveling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's sniveling is a whiner or a crybaby. While some people are nervous fliers, others don't mind airplanes at all — as long as there aren't any sniveling kids on board.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsnivel verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of snivel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNIVEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to cry slightly in a way that is weak and does not make other people feel sympathy for you: He's sitting in his bedroom snivelling because he was told off for not doing his homework. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to cry. cry She skinned her knee and began to cry.