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or snivelled
as in whimpered
to complain or cry in an annoying way
The child sniveled until he got his way.
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Having whimpered out of World Cup contention, a maiden goal against the two-time world champions may be sufficient consolation for an Azerbaijan side low on morale.—
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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The hip-hop star and thousands of fans proceeded to do just that as Fowler sobbed happy tears.—
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His sister sobbed, clutching tissues in her hand.—
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The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.—
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Jane and Darlene have both cried on the runway recently.—
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
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Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed.—
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Audience members groaned at the pun.—
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One of the inmates reported Gondor approached her bunk, rubbed her foot with the crotch of his pants, and groaned.—
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Chip whined and nuzzled at my hand.—
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Making his early exit as the second player murdered even more painful was the fact that Rob had correctly sniffed out that a murder in plain sight was happening.—
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This is a team that would’ve never sniffed a title chance until the 12-team format arrived.—
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“Sniveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniveled. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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