- present participle of snivel.
snivelling
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So she turned up – snivelling – at the band’s dressing room, took photos for 10 minutes, then beat it.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2019
But it’s true to my relationship with both father and sister; they the daring adventurers, me the snivelling tell-tale.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
She hated how the cops—both cops—were staring at her, like they’d never seen anything so sad or so pathetic before, like she was some snivelling little mangy dog.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 22, 2010
The sullen, steel-grey sky seems to be permanently snivelling sleet.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2010
It was very quiet again, except for Hooper, snivelling, and the sound of the water.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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