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sniveling

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Synonyms & Antonyms of sniveling

(Entry 1 of 3)

as in crying, sobbing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sniveling

bawling,
blubbering,
crying,
keening,
sniffling,
sobbing,
wailing,
weeping,
whimpering

maudlin,
mawkish,
sentimental

misty,
misty-eyed,
moist

demonstrative,
effusive,
emotional

bemoaning,
bewailing

lachrymose,
tearful,
teary,
weepy

doleful,
dolorous,
grieving,
mournful,
plaintive

funereal,
gloomy,
lugubrious

brokenhearted,
dejected,
depressed,
despondent,
disconsolate,
downcast,
downhearted,
heartbroken,
heartsick,
heavyhearted,
inconsolable,
miserable,
sad,
sorrowful,
woebegone,
woeful,
wretched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sniveling

beaming,
chuckling,
giggling,
grinning,
laughing,
smiling

blithe,
blithesome,
cheerful,
cheery,
gay,
happy,
jocose,
jovial,
lighthearted,
lightsome,
merry,
mirthful,
sunny

sniveling

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms of sniveling (Entry 2 of 3)

as in crying, whining

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sniveling

blubbering,
crying,
sobbing,
weeping,
whimpering,
whining,
yammering

groan,
moan,
wail

keen,
lament,
lamentation,
plaint

bawl,
cry,
howl,
shriek,
squall,
whimper,
whine,
yelp,
yowl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sniveling

cackle,
chortle,
chuckle,
giggle,
guffaw,
laugh,
snicker,
snigger,
titter,
twitter

sniveling

verb

variants: or snivelling

present participle of snivel

Synonyms & Antonyms of sniveling (Entry 3 of 3)

to complain or cry in an annoying way

The child sniveled until he got his way.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sniveling

sniffing,
whimpering,
whining

groaning,
moaning,
wailing

blubbering,
crying,
sobbing,
weeping

bemoaning,
bewailing,
deploring,
keening,
lamenting,
ruing

agonizing,
anguishing,
bleeding,
grieving,
hurting,
mourning,
sorrowing,
suffering

bawling,
howling,
shrieking,
squalling,
yammering,
yelping,
yowling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sniveling

cackling,
chortling,
chuckling,
cracking up,
giggling,
guffawing,
laughing,
snickering,
tittering,
twittering

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