as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
the worst supermarket snivelers were the ones who tried to redeem coupons for items they hadn't even bought
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Noun
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During a recent episode of the U.K. television show Long Lost Family, Simon Prothero opened up about his story after being found abandoned as a baby in the Welsh town of Neath in the late summer of 1966.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025 -
Milwaukee County Zoo staff have named the two baby Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, born there in June.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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If whining were an Olympic sport, Finland, Denmark and Sweden might as well skip the competition, because the U.S. surely would sweep the podium with an elite lineup of crybaby football coaches.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is the gold star of silent crybabies, heaped high with silent scorn, disapproval and frustration, all at once.—
John Bowe, Contributor,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Sniveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniveler. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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