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snivelling

Meaning of "snivelling" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SNIVELLING

ˈsnɪvəlɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNIVELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Snivelling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SNIVELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of snivelling in the English dictionary

The definition of snivelling in the dictionary is tending to whine or shed tears easily.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNIVELLING

bevelling · counselling · cycling · devilling · disabling · enabling · hovelling · juggling · labelling · modeling · modelling · ravelling · remodeling · revelling · signaling · signalling · silverling · swivelling · travelling · unravelling

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNIVELLING

snippiness · snipping · snippy · snips · snipy · snirt · snirtle · snit · snitch · snitch line · snitcher · snitchier · snitchiest · snitchy · snivel · sniveler · sniveling · snivelled · sniveller · snivelly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNIVELLING

bestselling · billing · calling · chilling · compelling · controlling · direct selling · drilling · dwelling · falling · feeling · filling · hot-selling · installing · killing · rolling · scrolling · selling · spelling · telling · willing

Synonyms and antonyms of snivelling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SNIVELLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «snivelling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
blubber · cry · girn · gripe · grizzle · mewl · moan · sniffle · snuffle · weep · whimper · whine · whinge

Translation of «snivelling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNIVELLING

Find out the translation of snivelling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of snivelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snivelling» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

哭哭啼啼
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

lloriquear
570 millions of speakers
en

English

snivelling
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

snivelling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

snivelling
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

хныкать
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

choramingueiras
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শিকনি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pleurnichard
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sniveling
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

wehleidig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

snivelling
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

그때 코 흘리게
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Snivelling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

snivelling
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

snivelling
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्निवलिंग
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

burun çekme
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

snivelling
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

snivelling
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

пхикати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

snivelling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυξοκλαίγοντος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snivelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snörvlande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sutrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snivelling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIVELLING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about snivelling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIVELLING»

Discover the use of snivelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snivelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hearts and Sole
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.
Derek Crisp, 2011
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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 ...
‎1877
6
Dinosaurs Aren't Dead
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
7
Works
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  ...
Thomas M'Crie, 1857
8
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 ...
Thomas M'Crie, 1855
9
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 ...
Louis Chambaud, 1815
10
Stonehenge
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 ...
John North, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIVELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snivelling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
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»
2
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»
3
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»
4
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»
5
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»
6
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»
7
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»
8
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»
9
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»
10
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»
REFERENCE
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