'Sniveling' definitions:
Definition of 'Sniveling'
From: GCIDE
- Snivel \Sniv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniveledor Snivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniveling or Snivelling.] [OE. snivelen, snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See Sniff, and cf. Snuffle.]
- 1. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly. [1913 Webster]
- Put stop to thy sniveling ditty. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sniveling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abject,
- affected,
- backscratching,
- bawling,
- beggarly,
- blubbering,
- bootlicking,
- canting,
- cowering,
- crawling,
- cringing,
- crouching,
- cry,
- crying,
- dissolved in tears,
- false,
- fawning,
- fit of crying,
- flattering,
- flood of tears,
- footlicking,
- good cry,
- goody,
- goody-goody,
- greet,
- groveling,
- hangdog,
- holier-than-thou,
- hypocritical,
- in tears,
- ingratiating,
- insincere,
- lachryma,
- lachrymal,
- lachrymose,
- lachrymosity,
- lacrimatory,
- mealymouthed,
- melting mood,
- obeisant,
- obsequious,
- on bended knee,
- overflowing eyes,
- parasitic,
- pharisaic,
- pietistic,
- pious,
- prostrate,
- ready to cry,
- sanctified,
- sanctimonious,
- self-righteous,
- sobbing,
- sponging,
- sycophantic,
- Tartuffian,
- Tartuffish,
- tear,
- tear bottle,
- teardrop,
- tearful,
- tearful eyes,
- tearfulness,
- tears,
- teary,
- timeserving,
- toadeating,
- toadying,
- toadyish,
- truckling,
- unctuous,
- weepiness,
- weeping,
- weepy,
- whimpering,
- with eyes suffused