snivel

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Recent Examples of snivel But when Aurelius informs his son, Commodus (a sniveling Joaquin Phoenix), the latter murders his father before the decision is made public. Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024 But Sarah had only driven about a block before Jamie called to snivel out an apology. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Nov. 2024 Tom Felton, who played the sniveling Slytherin in every Potter film, wrote a tribute to the actress on Instagram. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2024 Still, the war between the virtuous Autobots and the sniveling Decepticons has enough sheer weirdness to it to serve as inspiration for compelling fiction, even if Michael Bay has never managed to crack that code. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024 But any hopes of a warm and fuzzy family reunion were dashed in the Season 3 finale, when Soldier Boy called Homelander weak and sniveling. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 July 2024 Gollum feels some guilt, finally Photo: New Line Cinema Serkis does a fantastic job in The Two Towers bouncing back and forth between the aggressive and conniving Gollum and the needy and sniveling Smeagol as the creature grows close to Frodo but is also increasingly drawn to the One Ring. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 And is too much to have the sniveling Scots swim coach (Christopher Eccleston) actually heave a radio through the nearest window pane at a key moment? Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024 Like what, low-crawling out of town like a bunch of sniveling cowards? Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snivel
Verb
  • Ezra gets the ball in his hands and, after looking back at his mom while JJ whimpers excitedly, tosses the orange ball back to the dog.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The mumbling girl is ill and must be taken to hospital, where her mother whimpers prayers over her.
    Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This raw, vulnerable and unpredictable version of Tiffany Haddish leaves the viewer crying with laughter and sobbing from heartfelt, relatable, real-time self-healing.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • The father buried his face into a pew’s rail and sobbed.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.
    Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
  • As tensions ran high, the other children started to cry.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • In a similar lawsuit launched in March against Trump’s reorganization of the Department of Education, Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers whined that Trump’s plan could lead to block grants to the states, some even allowing the money to go for private school vouchers.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
  • Many comments on that post feel McIlroy is whining, but that does not seem to be the case.
    Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • But the Francophone descriptor fails to conjure the dust her voice kicks up, the grit and moan that hang in the air after each song.
    Carrie Brownstein, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Having been browbeaten by the negativity of previous coaches Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, having a manager who didn't dismiss the idea the team could be title challengers or moan about a lack of talent was refreshing.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Tables groaned with treats: plates of seafood, bowls of Greek salad, tubs of plump olives.
    Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
  • The auteur’s new ensemble film practically groans under the weight of A-list headliners such as Benicio Del Toro, Benedict Cumberbatch, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright and Tom Hanks.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 7 May 2025

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“Snivel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snivel. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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