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    SNIVELLER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whiningplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    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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