snivel
verb (used without object)
to weep or cry with sniffling.
were sniveling
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past progressiveof snivel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Oh, this is too hard,” Boehner said, in a tone deriding House Republicans as if they were sniveling children.
From MSNBC ● Sep. 17, 2014
