as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
the worst supermarket snivelers were the ones who tried to redeem coupons for items they hadn't even bought
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Noun
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The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025 -
With the demon defeated and the haunting over, the Warrens get to experience something of a happily ever after, living to experience Judy’s wedding and see their daughter have her own baby.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Factual: League crybabies can decide who gets to play in their sandbox.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
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If whining were an Olympic sport, Finland, Denmark and Sweden might as well skip the competition, because the U.S. surely would sweep the podium with an elite lineup of crybaby football coaches.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Sniveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniveler. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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