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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An accident led her to deliver her baby prematurely.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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