snivel
verb (used without object)
to weep or cry with sniffling.
snivelled
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past participleof snivel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof snivel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
snivelverb (used without object)to weep or cry with sniffling.
Example Sentences
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"I didn't realise what I'd done," Tabloid Wayne snivelled to shock Richard Keys and jock Andy Gray in reference to that post-West Ham swearing ballyhoo that folks keep banging on about.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2011
Ichabod evidently did not know “what then,” so he did not say; but snivelled and rubbed one eye with the cuff of the coat he was about to put on.
From A Little World by George Manville Fenn
With one grimy little hand, stiff and rough from the cold, the small man smeared the tears from his eyes and snivelled.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
“I was only joking,” snivelled Dick, picking himself up and rubbing his cheek ruefully.
From Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant by John B. Greene
And she felt she could not forgive the boy for being the huddled, blubbering object, all wet and snivelled, which he was.
From The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
