snivel
Example Sentences
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And I whine a little bit and moan and snivel, and that works.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2021
Deny your partner a Facebook or Twitter account if you want, but don't snivel when people are swirling their fingers round their ears at talk of your name.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2011
The Yorkshire Post declared: "Drivel and snivel, in days of challenge and strain, may almost be classed as a minor form of Fifth Column activity."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a question of audience psychology, of knowing what will make the playgoing mass guffaw, snivel, clap its hands.
From Time Magazine Archive
I snivel and sniff and give a weak nod.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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