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snivel

verb as in complain

verb as in cry

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He has mentioned Trump or Musk - who called the Lib Dem leader a "snivelling cretin" last month - in each of his six previous appearances at the weekly scrutiny session in the House of Commons.

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Ignoring the candidates, he just sniveled about the “stolen” election and how Republicans’ votes did not count in Georgia.

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“Sorry I gave you a hard time this morning,” I sniveled.

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"You know what, I, I, I, find that ludicrous. But if it's the case, maybe you'll win a Pulitzer for that," he sniveled.

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And I whine a little bit and moan and snivel, and that works.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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