snivelling

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He spent a lot of time snivelling in a swell of self-pity and heightened emotion.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2018

It would be hard for Bob to see through that façade to the shy, mousy-haired, snivelling idiot she’d been at fourteen.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 12, 2011

Incredibly, some snivelling types continue to snipe at the mighty champion, pointing out that none of those wins has come by more than two and a half lengths.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2010

The sullen, steel-grey sky seems to be permanently snivelling sleet.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2010

It was very quiet again, except for Hooper, snivelling, and the sound of the water.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill