Sniveling - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com To call someone sniveling is a real insult — you're implying that they're worse than childish The adjective comes from snivel , "cry and sniffle" or "whine," from the Old English snyflan , "to run at the nose," from the root snofl , "nasal mucus "
Sniveling - definition of sniveling by The Free Dictionary Define sniveling sniveling synonyms, sniveling pronunciation, sniveling translation, English dictionary definition of sniveling intr v sniv·eled , sniv·el·ing , sniv·els or sniv·elled or sniv·el·ling 1 To sniffle 2 To complain or whine tearfully n 1 The act of sniffling or
SNIVEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If someone is snivelling, they are crying or sniffing in a way that irritates you Billy started to snivel His mother smacked his hand [VERB] a journalist snivelling with the flu [VERB] Snivel is also a noun Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary