| 单词 | snivel |
| 释义 | snivel (once / 7036 pages) vn Sometimes, when you really want something, you might resort to whining and blubbering to get it — in other words, you'll snivel. It's never pretty, so try to keep your dignity, and don't snivel! If you want a real picture of the verb snivel, consider that the meaning of the assumed Old English word snyflan meant "to run at the nose, to sniffle." Even worse, that was derived from snofl, or "mucus." Pretty picture, eh? The word came to mean "be tearful," and it suggested someone who was weak or nasty. Today it is often used in its adjective form, sniveling, followed by a contemptuous noun like "coward." WORD FAMILYsnivel: sniveled, sniveler, sniveling, snivelled, sniveller, snivelling, snivels+/sniveler: snivelers/sniveller: snivellers USAGE EXAMPLES“A lot of good that does me,” the C.I.D. man sniveled. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) Mr Cruz responded, calling Mr Trump a "snivelling coward" and told him "to stay the hell away" from his wife. BBC(Mar 25, 2016) Clark Kent’s been a snivelling nebbish and a cheerful yuppie; Batman’s been a campy goofball and a heartless incompetent ass. The Guardian(Dec 09, 2015) 1v cry or whine with snuffling Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess! Syn|Hyper blub, blubber, sniffle, snuffle cry, weep shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain 2v talk in a tearful manner Syn|Hyper whine grizzle, whine, yammer, yawp complain whiningly mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 3v snuff up mucus through the nose Syn|Hyper snuffle breathe in, inhale, inspire draw in (air) 4n whining in a tearful manner Syn|Hyper sniveling crying, tears, weeping the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) 5n the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) Syn|Hyper sniffle, snuffle breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
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