snivel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsnɪvəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsnɪvəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sniv′əl)

Inflections of 'snivel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
snivels
v 3rd person singular
snivelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
sniveling
v pres p (US)
snivelled
v past (Mainly UK)
sniveled
v past (US)
snivelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
sniveled
v past p (US)
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snivel⇒ vi (sob or sniffle)lloriquear⇒ vi
  gimotear⇒ vi
 The little girl continued to snivel in the corner.
 La niña continuó lloriqueando en el rincón.
snivel vi (whine, complain) (figurado)lloriquear⇒ vi
 Stop sniveling and get to work!
 ¡Deja de lloriquear y ponte a trabajar!
snivel about [sth] vi + prep (whine, complain)lloriquear por vi + prep
  quejarse de v prnl + prep
 Jack hasn't done any work today; he's just been sniveling about the project.
 Jack no ha trabajado hoy; sólo ha estado lloriqueando por el proyecto.
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