Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   snivelling

   /ˈsnɪvlɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the action of crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way: "the sound of snivelling woke me"
   • ▪ the action of complaining in a whining or tearful way: "in this debate we will hear a lot of whinging and snivelling from the Opposition"

   adjective

   • 1. crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way: "families with snivelling children"
   • ▪ complaining in a whining or tearful way: "a snivelling do-gooder"

   Derivatives

   • 1. snivellingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • S

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points