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snivelsnivel /ˈsnɪvəl/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYsnivelOrigin: 1300-1400 From an unrecorded Old English snyflan VERB TABLEsnivel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | snivel | | he, she, it | snivels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sniveled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sniveled | | he, she, it | has sniveled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sniveled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will snivel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sniveled |
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| Present | I | am sniveling | | he, she, it | is sniveling | | you, we, they | are sniveling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was sniveling | | you, we, they | were sniveling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sniveling | | he, she, it | has been sniveling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sniveling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sniveling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sniveling |
THESAURUSproduce tears► cry to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt: Don’t cry – it’s OK. Is the baby crying again? ► be in tears to be crying: His wife was in tears as he was taken from the court room. ► sob to cry in a very noisy way: She was lying on her bed sobbing. ► weep formal to cry a lot for a long time: He wept when they told him she was dead. ► whimper to cry quietly and weakly: A child lay in the hospital bed, whimpering with pain. ► wail/bawl/howl to cry with a long loud sound. Used mainly about babies and children: They could hear a baby wailing somewhere. ► snivel to cry and complain in an annoying way. Used especially in writing: Stop sniveling, and I’ll show you how to do it. ► be close to tears/be near tears to be almost crying: Dave was near tears when he told us about losing his job. ► hold/fight back (the) tears to make a strong effort not to cry: The widow fought back tears as she read her statement to the press. ► burst/dissolve into tears to suddenly start crying: When she saw him, she burst into tears. ► break down to start crying after trying not to cry: His mother broke down during the funeral and had to be led out. to behave or speak in a weak complaining way, especially when you are crying
► see thesaurus at cry1 |