snivelling

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noun

The act of producing a snivel.

RareScrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of snivel
nounsnivelling (plural snivellings)

plural snivellings

  1. The act of producing a snivel.

    He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […]

    2011, John O'Loughlin, Two Sides of the Same Coin
adjectivesnivelling (comparative more snivelling, superlative most snivelling)

comparative more snivelling · superlative most snivelling

  1. Of someone who whines, cries, or acts weak and unpleasant in an annoying way.
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APA

snivelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snivelling

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“snivelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snivelling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snivelling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snivelling.

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