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SNIVELLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sniveller mean?
• SNIVELLER (noun)
The noun SNIVELLER has 1 sense:
1. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Familiarity information: SNIVELLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bellyacher; complainer; crybaby; grumbler; moaner; sniveller; squawker; whiner
Hypernyms ("sniveller" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sniveller"):
kvetch ((Yiddish) a constant complainer)
Derivation:
snivel (cry or whine with snuffling)
snivel (snuff up mucus through the nose)
snivel (talk in a tearful manner)
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