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SNIVELLER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining

Synonyms:

bellyacher; complainer; crybaby; grumbler; moaner; sniveller; squawker; whiner

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Nouns denoting people

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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