snivelling
Crying while complaining
Snivelling describes someone who whines, complains, or cries in a weak, irritating way: a snivelling coward, Stop your snivelling and get on with it.
The word carries contempt—snivelling people aren't just upset, they're pathetically so.
Literally, to snivel is to sniffle or have a runny nose, but the figurative sense dominates.
Also spelled sniveling.
Prone to weeping
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- whimperingCrying weakly, softly
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- snifflingRepeated nasal inhalation
crying · mewling · simpering · lachrymose · plaintive · mournful · weeping · bawling
Without bravery or nerve
- grovellingDemeaning self-abasement
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
obsequious · servile · sycophantic · toadying · bootlicking · pathetic · wretched · despicable
tearful
Prone to weeping
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- whimperingCrying weakly, softly
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
sniffling · crying · mewling · simpering · lachrymose · plaintive · mournful · weeping · bawling · quivering
cowardly
Without bravery or nerve
- grovellingDemeaning self-abasement
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
fawning · obsequious · servile · sycophantic · toadying · bootlicking · pathetic · wretched · despicable · weak
moaning
Prolonged sound of distress
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
bellyaching · petulant · peevish · querulous · fretful · grousing · kvetching · bleating · sulking · pouting
runny
Excessively fluid
congested · drippy · phlegmy · snuffly · stuffed-up · cold · flu · allergies · handkerchief · tissue
snivellingstoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
composed · unflappable · impassive · collected · self-possessed
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