(snivelled, snivelling; <美> sniveled, sniveling) no obj.
1- cry and sniffle哭泣, 抽噎：
Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned.
凯特开始抽噎, 看起来既伤心又迷茫。
1.1
- complain in a whining or tearful way哭诉：
he shouldn't snivel about his punishment
他不应当哭诉对他的惩罚
as adj. sniveling you snivelling little brat!你这个老是哭哭啼啼的小东西！
- a slight sniff indicating suppressed emotion or crying抽噎：
Lucy's torrent of howls weakened to a snivel.
露西从号啕大哭慢慢转为抽泣。
派生词
sniveller
nounsnivellingly
adverb词源
late Old English （recorded only in the verbal noun snyflung 'mucus'）, from snofl, in the same sense; compare with SNUFFLE.