sniveling
/sniv-uhl/US // ˈsnɪv əl //UK // (ˈsnɪvəl) //
涕泗横流,涕泗纵横,哭哭啼啼,哭哭啼啼的
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Definitions
v.无主动词 verb
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sniv·eled, sniv·el·ing or sniv·elled, sniv·el·ling.
- : to weep or cry with sniffling.
- : to affect a tearful state; whine.
- : to run at the nose; have a runny nose: She sniveled from the cold.
- : to draw up mucus audibly through the nose: Stop sniveling and use your handkerchief.
v.有主动词 verb
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sniv·eled, sniv·el·ing or sniv·elled, sniv·el·ling.
- : to utter with sniveling or sniffling.
n.名词 noun
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- : weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
Synonyms & Antonyms
verbcomplain
verbcry
Examples
And that sniveling boy will give me no more of his infernal lip!
He is only a peasant's sniveling cub, a mountaineer's orphan brat!
Thats a mans way to do things—not go sniveling round here in white flannels all summer, letting a girl hand it to me that way!
The boy was sniveling too, but I took notice it wasn't a scared snivel—it was a mad snivel, if you all know what I mean.
All, coughing and sniveling, dip their handkerchiefs into it and rub the moist rag over their hats and coats.
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