snivelverb [ I ]
uk/ˈsnɪv.əl/us/ˈsnɪv.əl/-ll- or US usually -l-to cry slightly in a way that is weak and does not make other people feel sympathy for you:
He's sitting in his bedroom snivelling because he was told off for not doing his homework.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears
- crumple
- cry
- dissolve
- dry your eyes idiom
- flood
- lachrymose
- mist
- mist (sth) over/up
- misty-eyed
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- sniffle
- snuffle
- tear 1
- weepy
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