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Meanings of snivel in inglês

português
fungar
catalão
ploriquejar
espanhol
lloriquear

Cry or whine with snuffling.

        fungar
        catalão
        ploriqueig

        Whining in a tearful manner.

              ploriqueig
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              Examples for "sniveling"
              Examples for "sniveling"
              1
              She was still sniveling, her need for privacy forgotten in her unhappiness.
              Complete Books of Blood
              2
              Augustine went off, sobbing and sniveling, dragging her feet in the snow.
              L'Assommoir
              3
              I was babbling, sniveling and crying, and I begged all the harder.
              Home Again, Home Again
              4
              Can't you write a civil reply to a civil letter without sniveling?
              A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
              5
              Always sniveling and whining and poking his nose where it doesn't belong.
              Dragons of autumn twilight
              catalão
              gemegar

              Talk in a tearful manner.

                    gemegar

                    The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

                          Usage of snivel in inglês
                          1
                          He stood for a moment eyeing the gamin, who pretended to snivel.
                          The King in Yellow
                          2
                          When the blows fell, he held his breath, but did not snivel.
                          Winning His Way
                          3
                          Had we ought to snivel, and give it up at the fust?
                          Lost in the Fog
                          4
                          I was overtaken with self-pity and began to snivel, I can't rest.
                          Tono-Bungay
                          5
                          You won't need a sleeping bag or a lot of snivel gear.
                          Kill bin laden: a delta force commander's account of the hunt fo...
                          6
                          He might snivel that she didn't love him, that her job took everything.
                          The blood spilt
                          7
                          I lean back in the sofa and try not to snivel.
                          Rogues
                          8
                          He stood a moment eyeing the gamin, who pretended to snivel.
                          The King in Yellow
                          9
                          Who in the devil will nowadays snivel about Spring and myths?
                          Rescuing the Czar: Two authentic diaries arranged and translated
                          10
                          Now the men began to snivel and yelp, following the example of their commander.
                          Travels in Morocco, Volume 1.
                          11
                          But, as you say, Mr. Warrington, I ought not to snivel like a woman.
                          The Virginians
                          12
                          Something like the sound of a snivel came out of the darkness as he concluded.
                          The Nether World
                          13
                          I am always annoyed with phlegm, but to-day I seem to snivel more than usual.
                          Meditations
                          14
                          Monsieur, I was not going to snivel for anybody.
                          A Little Girl in Old Detroit
                          15
                          When little wifey wife begins to snivel nowadays, Mr.
                          The Woman Beautiful; or, The Art of Beauty Culture
                          16
                          If you've turned sniveller, go and snivel with Broadbrim.
                          The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
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                          Translations for snivel
                          português
                          fungar
                          Snivel through the time
                          Snivel across language varieties
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