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or snivelling
as in whimpering
to complain or cry in an annoying way
The child sniveled until he got his way.
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Recent Examples of sniveling
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Faced with the sniveling sum of these failures, Garfield is startled but compassionate.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
In the show, Cooke plays the regal Alicent Hightower and Glynn-Carney is her sniveling son, King Aegon Targaryen.
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James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Played by a sniveling Casey Siemaszko, Billy is spineless and spiteful.
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Sezin Devi Koehler September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
Bruce Springsteen was speaking truth to power when the titans of industry were caving and sniveling.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
But Flynn also oozes sniveling self-righteousness while hotly defending and petitioning for childhood innocence (amusing hints emerge that the daughter is a somewhat lazy and dim underachiever).
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Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Faced with the sniveling sum of these failures, Garfield is startled but compassionate.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
In the show, Cooke plays the regal Alicent Hightower and Glynn-Carney is her sniveling son, King Aegon Targaryen.
—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Played by a sniveling Casey Siemaszko, Billy is spineless and spiteful.
—
Sezin Devi Koehler September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniveling
Adjective
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.
Noun
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After Messi and his team's loss to Saudi Arabia in November 2022, the athlete told reporters, per The Mirror, that Mateo left the stadium crying.
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This is not the kid-crying, shoulder-to-shoulder type of resort; outside of newer guests, there are families who have been coming here for years and understand the groove of it all, from toddlers to teenagers.
Verb
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That admission led to gasps and whimpering by several courtroom observers.
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As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
Noun
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Homeland Security posted the original image of Armstrong’s arrest with another image being posted shortly after from the White House showing her sobbing.
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Then, in the first quarter, Haliburton fell to the court just beyond the three, banging his fist and sobbing.
Verb
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Stop whining and complaining, people.
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Well, certainly a lot of whining about technology.
Adjective
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At its deepest level, this work is fueled by unconditional love—not sentimental or passive love but love as discipline, courage and commitment.
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The Freakier Friday star also reflected on turning 40 in a sentimental Instagram post.
Adjective
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All the readers are sneezing, sniffling, congested, feverish, or hacking up a lung.
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Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.
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“Sniveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniveling. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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