sniv·el
verb/ˈsnɪvl/
/ˈsnɪvl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they snivel | /ˈsnɪvl/ /ˈsnɪvl/ |
| he / she / it snivels | /ˈsnɪvlz/ /ˈsnɪvlz/ |
| past simple snivelled | /ˈsnɪvld/ /ˈsnɪvld/ |
| past participle snivelled | /ˈsnɪvld/ /ˈsnɪvld/ |
| (US English) past simple sniveled | /ˈsnɪvld/ /ˈsnɪvld/ |
| (US English) past participle sniveled | /ˈsnɪvld/ /ˈsnɪvld/ |
| -ing form snivelling | /ˈsnɪvlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪvlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form sniveling | /ˈsnɪvlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪvlɪŋ/ |
- to cry and complain in a way that people think is annoying
（令人讨厌地）哭诉 - Stop snivelling! I can’t stand it.
别哭诉了！我受不了。 - What a snivelling little brat!
真是个爱哭闹的小淘气！
Word Originlate Old English (recorded only in the verbal noun snyflung ‘mucus’), from snofl, in the same sense; compare with snuffle. - Stop snivelling! I can’t stand it.