Crossword clues for sniveled
sniveled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sniveled
Snivel \Sniv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniveledor Snivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniveling or Snivelling.] [OE. snivelen, snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See Sniff, and cf. Snuffle.]
To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.
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To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly.
Put stop to thy sniveling ditty.
--Sir W. Scott.
Wiktionary
sniveled
vb. (en-past of: snivel)
Usage examples of "sniveled".
He sniveled self-pityingly at the faded memories of past glories, for he had been reduced to driving a forklift, loading giant boxes of multipurpose paper onto outgoing spacers.
He sniveled again, stamped with sudden, bitter anger, then pulled his foot out of the hole in the floor.