Snivelled

Synonyms for "snivelled" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Verb(3 words)

Strong matches (3)

Related words (5)

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
attitudebehavioral traitcomplaintemotional displayemotional expressiontone of discourseverbal behaviorverbal expression

More specific

9 entries
melodramatic displaypathetic tonepetty complaintpretentious displayself-pitying behaviorsoft sobsoft whinewhimperwhiny remarks

Collocations

10 entries
snivelled about trivial matterssnivelled apologysnivelled at injusticesnivelled behaviorsnivelled excusesnivelled into tissuesnivelled remarkssnivelled softlysnivelled tonesnivelled with tears

Inflections

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Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

And to mend these slouenly maners, [they] be not ashamed, many tymes with these filthy napkyns, to wype awaye the sweat that trickleth and falleth downe their browes, their face and their necke (they be such greedy guts in their feeding) and otherwhile to, (when it comes vppon them) spare not to snot their sniueld nose vppon them.

Source: wiktionary

Nor imitate with Socrates to wipe thy snivelled nose Upon thy cap, as he would doe, nor yet upon thy clothes.

Source: wiktionary

[…] she felt she could not forgive the boy for being the huddled, blubbering object, all wet and snivelled, which he was.

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