10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIVELLING»
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snivelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
snivelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
And the snivelling little kid really began to shake as an almighty fear descended
on him. The Sole Owner invited the snivelling little kid through the counter to what
was a room beyond. I can't seem to move my feet.” said the snivelling little kid.
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Rea
Also 2 (Vaux) = Bender I (q.v.) Snivel, subs, (colloquial). — Hypocrisy ; CANT {
g.v.) : as verb. =to complain ; to bleat {q.v.). Hence sniveller (or snivel- ARD) = a
whining malcontent ; snivelling = hypocritical repentance (B. E. and Grose). 1440.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1903
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ... ...
(Grose). Also 2 (Vaux) = Bender ! (q.v.) Snivel, subs, (colloquial).— Hypocrisy ;
CANT {q.v.} : as verb. =to complain : to bleat (q.v.). Hence sniveller (or snivel- ard)
= a whining malcontent ; snivelling = hypocritical repentance (B. E. and Grose).
John Stephen Farmer, Henley, 1903
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Kierkegaard Studies Yearbook, 2006
and imperfection; sorrow over sin is not to be confused with all sorts of things,
with sighing and tears and with snivelling over ourselves and over this vale of
tears."33 In Practice in Christianity Kierkegaard writes that "with the invitation to
all ...
Niels Jørgen Cappelørn, Hermann Deuser, 2006
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The Lancing College Magazine
In all other schools the chief part of the game is judicious " Snivelling." When
Brighton College play against us we are quite at sea with a well-placed ball in a
corner. Again, it is no excuse to offer that our courts differ from others, and this ...
Snivelling. scavenger? We think of Tyrannosaurus as a proud predator, but was it
really ... Arguments for the snivelling scavenger theory are the arms that are
supposedly too short to grip their dinner, a well-developed sense of smell ...
Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki, 2010
2 — " We know well enough," said the same enlightened and liberal-minded
judge, on another trial, " you snivelling saints can lie. When people come to gild
over their bitter pill of sedition, it is always under the pretence of religion. It is well
...
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Works of the rev. Thomas M'Crie, ed. by his son (T. M'Crie). ...
This I am sure of," said Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys, " lying is as much the talent of
a Presbyterian as it can be of a Papist, nay more ; for it is as inseparably incident
to a Presbyterian (and such snivelling, whining, canting knaves) to lie as to ...
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Dictionnaire françois-anglois et anglois-françois ... revue ...
A snivelling cold] Un rhume de cert-cow. — [to cry as children] Crier ff pleurer
comme les enfaus. SNIVELLER (sniv'-v'leiir), j. [a weeper] Un pletereur..
SNIVELLING (sniv '-vMin'gn?), adj. Rou- pieux, qui a taujours la roupie. An old
snivelling ...
When hit on the head by a large sarsen* stone, thrown at him by the smith, the
imp went away snivelling — as a proof of which the sarsen stone is still to be
seen at Snivelling Corner, 2.5 km to the northwest. (It has to be added that
Wayland's ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIVELLING»
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snivelling is used in the context of the following news items.
Prince Charles wrote to Tony Blair in 'black spider' letters
In a snivelling sign off, Mr Clarke ends the letter saying: 'I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Royal HIghness's most humble and obedient servant.' In further ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
It should be politically impossible for universities to enforce …
The misinformed writers snivelling at PEN's decision to give a free speech award to Charlie Hebdo are this week's example. It's not all leftists, many realise and ... «National Secular Society, Apr 15»
Strong Leader: Harper's thrice-bare cupboard
And that's not Strong Leadership, is it? It's soft. It's weak. It's entitled. There's no room for that sort of snivelling in Stephen Harper's Canada. This is Sparta. «Macleans.ca, Apr 15»
Snivelling Beeb leaves viewers feeling queasy
Over the past few years many have looked on in sheer horror as the BBC obsequiously prostituted itself to the royals. Most recently it shamelessly bowed to ... «Morning Star Online, Feb 15»
Film review: Black Sea (15)
Funded by an almost comically wealthy backer, Robinson is charged by his new boss's snivelling corporate lackey (Scoot McNairy) to assemble a half British, ... «Scotsman, Dec 14»
Film Review: Dracula Untold – Horror hokum breathes new life into …
... like a snivelling servant called Shkelgim (Zach McGowan), who promises to do Dracula's bidding and hisses, "Yesss massster," as he slinks into the shadows. «Hull Daily Mail, Oct 14»
Meet Ratbag, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's sniveling orc …
Thankfully in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, you'll be able to 'befriend' Ratbag: a snivelling greenskin who's willing to tell you all the juicy bits from the book of ... «PCGamesN, Aug 14»
Friday soaps guide: Liz tarts herself up to visit Jim in prison in …
Since Donna's death, Ross has become a snivelling shadow of his former bad-boy self. What seems to have upset him most is that after years of lying to girls, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»
Richard Attenborough, 1923-2014
Richard Attenborough made himself known to the British public as a shark-eyed, snivelling psychopath. Pinkie, the teen gangster he portrayed in the Boulting ... «The Arts Desk, Aug 14»
No pity for Brazil's snivelling wimps
The growing weight of expectation on Brazil's players, some of whom have been reduced to tears, has prompted coach Luiz Felipe Scolari to call in the team ... «Times LIVE, Jul 14»
