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I . sniv·el·ling, sniv·el·ing Am [ˈsnɪvəlɪŋ] N no pl

Geheul nt pej inf
Geplärre nt pej inf

II . sniv·el·ling, sniv·el·ing Am [ˈsnɪvəlɪŋ] ADJ attr, inv

snivelling person, manner:

that sniveling coward!

I . sniv·el <Brit -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [ˈsnɪvəl] VB intr

1. snivel (sniffle):

schniefen inf

2. snivel:

flennen pej inf
plärren pej inf
heulen inf

II . sniv·el [ˈsnɪvəl] N

1. snivel no pl Am (snivelling):

Geplärre nt pej inf

2. snivel (sad sniffle):

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that sniveling coward!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
You said no to the motorcycle, so they set your daughter against you -- and no sniveling safety-minded mom is going to win that contest.
news.nationalpost.com
The sniveling weasel class gets to complain about how they're protected from the monsters of the world, in the truest form of ironic justice.
inthesetimes.com
A punk was a coward or a snitch or a sniveling villain.
www.rollingstone.com
So go ahead and complain about your freedoms and your ability to be a sniveling weasel.
inthesetimes.com
He found none of them to his liking, mostly due to his own sniveling disposition.
en.wikipedia.org
Don't suffer through life as a sniveling, sickly weakling -- brace up and get the blood pumping!
gizmodo.com
Don't suffer through life as a sniveling, sickly weakling -- brace up, man, get the blood pumping!
gizmodo.com

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