snivel
verb (used without object)
to weep or cry with sniffling.
snivels
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present tense formof snivel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Zachary Quinto snivels in prime form as the insecure son of Niagara, and Pearce’s screenplay saves some of its sharpest stuff for their less-than-idyllic relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2018
Yet another former South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, was described with “sweats, snivels and tears all over his face.”
From The New Yorker ● May 14, 2017
Bruno becomes more interesting, she grows less so, and still she snivels at center stage, whining about her bad luck and mistreatment.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2015
"Oh, Nick," she snivels with self-pity, "it takes so long to have a baby, you forget what made it seem like a good idea in the first place."
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’m sorry,” he says through snivels, burying his face in his hands.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
