sniveling 1 of 3

variants or snivelling
present participle of snivel

sniveling

2 of 3

adjective

sniveling

3 of 3

noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sniveling
Noun
Played by a sniveling Casey Siemaszko, Billy is spineless and spiteful. Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniveling
Adjective
  • But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
    Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
Noun
  • For there is a weeping of the whole body.
    Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But the mood in Israel hardened dramatically when, on July 31, Hamas released a video of the skeletal 21-year-old Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, weeping and in pain.
    Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The camera cuts between Dennis, who’s sobbing, and Roman, who’s horrified, processing Dennis’ betrayal.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple videos show kids sobbing over losing their brain rot character.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And since then, his crying and whining have increased.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • As seen and heard this week at the SEC spring meetings, the whining over that has not ceased.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Therefore the most sentimental and profound gratitude and lifetime of debt.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The wedding comes one year after the Sound of Music theater actress announced the couple’s engagement on Instagram alongside a sentimental piano performance dedicated to her husband-to-be at the time.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • After a mawkish beginning, the play somewhat redeems itself through earned emotions and an ambiguous ending that begs discussion.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, jailed and banned frequently, has never allowed his work to get mawkish.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Cinderella Man is unalloyed emotional manipulation, and while the cast all dig into the maudlin hooey — Paul Giamatti is especially good as the crusty trainer — nothing here has the spark of real life.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • He’s also invested his protagonist with a self-deprecating sense of humor that keeps his pessimism from veering into maudlin territory.
    Book Marks June 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025

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“Sniveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniveling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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