Meaning of snivel in English:

snivel

Pronunciation /ˈsnɪvl/

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verbverb snivels, verb snivelling, verb snivelled; US verb sniveling, US verb sniveled

[no object]

1Cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way.
‘Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned’
- ‘When they eventually troop off, and away, I blub and snivel for hours because the house is suddenly so terribly empty.’
- ‘He glanced back at the pathetic shell of a man who stood in the middle of his living room, whimpering and snivelling.’
- ‘Here I was, a blubbering heap, sniveling before these grand people…’
- ‘She suddenly covered her face once more, sniveling and weeping into her hands.’
- ‘I soon fell to sleep during my crying fit, exhausted from having sniveled and bawled the remainder of the day.’
- ‘Say mummy, daddy, baby, love-you, dead, goodbye - and that's it, you've got the whole auditorium snivelling.’
- ‘The youngest of the three had started snivelling.’
- ‘I sighed, and snivelled, and a chill ran down my spine.’
- ‘And they squeezed each other's backs and waists and snivelled.’
- ‘She snivelled quietly but forced herself away from the idea of thinking any more about what this chance discovery meant.’
- ‘No stupid ghost stories were going to reduce her to sniveling in the dark, not when she had a missing daughter to find or avenge.’
- ‘He was sniveling, and looking like an over large baby crying on the pavement.’
- ‘I sniveled, wiping my nose on the edge of the tablecloth.’
- ‘Dion sniveled, half out of sorrow for himself, the other half simply out of fear.’
- ‘Louise was sniveling a little, tears running down her cheeks.’
sniffle, snuffle, run at the nose, have a running nose, have a runny nose
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1. 1.1Complain in a whining or tearful way.
  ‘he shouldn't snivel about his punishment’
  ‘Someone has to straighten these people out before all of our kids turn into sniveling, whining, spoiled brats.’
  ‘After all the man had done for him, how could he whine and snivel and ask for more, dragging him down with demands?’
  ‘I couldn't look at them, all I could do was whine and snivel and cry like a stupid, stupid baby.’
  ‘They'll scream class warfare, but in light of the charges it starts to sound like sniveling defensiveness.’
  ‘Why does everything have to be centred around that snivelling little brat?’
  ‘You've never cared or had the ability to be sensitive before; stop your sniveling and go back to sleep.’
  ‘And whatever you do, don't resort to any whining, snivelling, or whimpering tactics.’
  ‘You can stay here and snivel all you want, but I'm not gonna let that brave girl die out there alone.’
  ‘But don't do it because you expect to be rewarded for sniveling before His throne.’
  ‘Daddy isn't supposed to snivel about how the locals didn't do their job.’
  ‘I begged, pleaded and sniveled until he agreed to loan it to me for evaluation.’
  ‘You can stay here sniveling about how much you're hurting.’
  ‘Do you know how long it takes me to patrol sniveling, weak little undermen like you trying to find a general, captain, or anyone that can take a bit of leadership?’
  ‘They're the ones who are sniveling, just because someone is actually using the service that they're offering.’
  complain, moan, mutter, grumble, grouse, groan, grouch, growl, carp, bleat, whine, object, make a fuss
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noun

An act or sound of snivelling.
‘Lucy's torrent of howls weakened to a snivel’
- ‘Eric held back a reminiscent snivel, but the two voices heard it.’
- ‘The snivel, therefore, from our mines to to jack up its delivery services is not only opportune but one which should be taken seriously.’
- ‘There are certainly a few sniffs and snivels circulating the corridors of financial power in London, Tokyo and Frankfurt.’
- ‘The television was on but she could still here Paige's snivels.’
- ‘Slowly, the sobs turned into snivels as Clarissa gained control of herself.’
- ‘Within the blink of an eye, the sword hilt had been lowered upon the back of her head, and she crumpled neatly into a pile unconscious without so much as a snivel.’
- ‘Unfortunately, it never did, and she had to walk around enduring that constant pain without a single snivel.’
- ‘It starts out with a bang, but after the initial fireworks, it can't seem to raise its level above a snivel.’
- ‘I have ridden through tears- not just little drippy snivels, but real, gushing, bawling tears.’
- ‘I don't think these things should be morbid and full of snivels, so I'd choose something with a bit of energy.’