| 单词 | snivel |
| 例句 | “I’m sorry,” he says through snivels, burying his face in his hands. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Do you have a handkerchief for me, Mother Ida?” he sniveled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He snivels and squints into the distance, searching the stony brown hills. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Piggy sniveled and Simon shushed him quickly as though he had spoken too loudly in church. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was very quiet again, except for Hooper, snivelling, and the sound of the water. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Then they lay quiet, panting, listening to Robert's frightened snivels. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But to himself he said when he had let the lad go snivelling home, “We must get back to the land.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Sorry I gave you a hard time this morning,” I sniveled. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of good that does me,” the C.I.D. man sniveled. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I snivel and sniff and give a weak nod. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She snivels and sniffs and finally calls me out of the kitchen and glares at me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Accident and chance and the fact that you crouched and sniveled behind the skirts of greater men and women, and permitted me to kill them for you!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He sniveled, crying in a way that hadn’t been acceptable since he was a real little kid. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But even as the banker sniveled something that made Marlena blanch and stare in horror at her bowl of clam chowder, posters were being slapped up on every surface in town. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Bruno becomes more interesting, she grows less so, and still she snivels at center stage, whining about her bad luck and mistreatment. Review: Jill Alexander Essbaum’s ‘Hausfrau,’ a Good Wife, With a Few Caveats 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The funny thing is, they're probably looking at him, thinking: who is this horrid, snivelling little worm of a man they've sent? Elizabeth: Queen, Wife, Mother – review 2012-06-02T06:00:03Z When they are named and shamed they diminish in size from terrifying giants to snivelling slugs. How do I tell my boyfriend I was raped? | Mariella Frostrup 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Nobody – least of all Joaquin Phoenix’s snivelling party entertainer – believed he stood a snowball’s chance in hell. Send in the crowns: in trumping Venice competition, Joker begins grand slam | Xan Brooks 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z There was Owen, dominant, imperious, a bit of a swine, and there was the Boy David, a snivelling midget stuck in his pocket. Nick Clegg as a cartoon figure - it's fun but does it really hurt? 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z The prophet—played by an actor reminiscent of a less-talented Ashton Kutcher—sneers and snivels through a slanted retelling of the founding stories of Islam. The Anti-Mohammed Video: Ridiculous, and Now Deadly Serious 2012-09-12T17:09:42Z Now of course I wasn't really comparing myself – a snivelling worm of a television critic – to Mary Berry, star of television and Queen of the Victoria Sponge. The Mary Berry Story; Jonathan Meades: The Joy of Essex – TV review 2013-01-30T07:01:08Z And I whine a little bit and moan and snivel, and that works. Honk if Helen Mirren and Vin Diesel Should Have Kissed in ‘F9’ 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z When discriminators are challenged they produce snivelling fudges and sideswipes. Bidisha: I'm tired of being the token women 2010-04-22T21:00:00Z The screen faded to black, ending in silence, no titles and a lot of viewers like me offering to make the post-Corrie cuppa and snivelling by themselves in the kitchen. My Street life 2010-12-03T07:00:00Z The comedian who found fame as the skinny, snivelling half of Laurel and Hardy was brought up by his maternal grandmother at 3 Argyll Street for the first six years of his life. From the archive, 15 August 1977: Lonesome pining 2011-08-15T09:56:53Z "You know what, I, I, I, find that ludicrous. But if it's the case, maybe you'll win a Pulitzer for that," he sniveled. Ted Cruz insists he's not a moron 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Henry made do with smacking his tongue, flapping his lips, clapping his hands, and snivelling forcefully. Alien, go home 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z So she turned up – snivelling – at the band’s dressing room, took photos for 10 minutes, then beat it. 'We had the same brain' – how Pennie Smith turned the Clash into icons 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z She recalls turning up at the door of their hotel suite, snivelling, in the middle of a downpour. Petula Clark: ‘Elvis angled for a threesome – he was raring to go’ 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Nicky Morgan tweeted that it is "not healthy politics" to use such language, while Scottish Conservative Paul Masterton said the "snivelling cowards" who made the comments should be reported to the police. Abuse of Theresa May condemned by politicians 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z He spent a lot of time snivelling in a swell of self-pity and heightened emotion. Ford v Kavanaugh: an American horror story on live TV | Suzanne Moore 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z He told the gathering he wanted to strike a deal with Brussels but that the government must not be “snivelling and timorous and fearful” in talks. Brexiters say 'nothing to fear' about crashing out of EU with no deal 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z But it’s true to my relationship with both father and sister; they the daring adventurers, me the snivelling tell-tale. Sunflowers and Santa Claus: Guardian writers and readers on how their first memory changed them 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z His face is peppered with sand and the dank, snivelling sky has left his sweatshirt decidedly damp and clammy. When a trip to the beach boosts learning 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z TV presenter Piers Morgan tweeted: "I hope Paperchase understand that British people don't like snivelling little cowards who let themselves get bullied... I'll buy my cards from Clintons in future." Paperchase 'sorry' for Daily Mail offer 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “I’m proud to be a Democrat and I wish Bernie was too,” she snivels. Hillary Clinton’s ‘What Happened’ blames everyone else for presidential loss 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Yet another former South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, was described with “sweats, snivels and tears all over his face.” North Korea’s Consistently Apocalyptic Propagandists 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z I was reminded of an email I sent him many years ago, one of those snivelling entreaties journalists write when they’re trying to persuade someone unattainable to agree to a meeting. How to take on a terrorist: lessons from Norway’s treatment of Breivik | Emma Brockes 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr Cruz responded, calling Mr Trump a "snivelling coward" and told him "to stay the hell away" from his wife. US Election 2016: Cruz blames Trump for 'tabloid smear' - BBC News 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z They include “emitted,” “beseeched,” “continued,” “sniveled,” and “spewed.” ‘Use More Expressive Words!’ Teachers Bark, Beseech, Implore 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z I imagine there’s not only value in seeing who the good customers are, but also identifying the pain-in-the-neck customers who snivel for upgrades but who really aren’t worth the effort. Who's Ready For Some Big Data Success Stories? 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z While athletes routinely snivel during competitions as diverse as the Super Bowl and the Olympics, I can’t think of another sporting event that shows as many macho and presumably popular male competitors sobbing. March Sadness: When male athletes turn on the tears 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Footage showed him snivelling at a gig in Melbourne, Australia, in 2013 while singing Over Again. Harry Styles cries on stage without Zayn Malik at One Direction concert 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z “We belonged to ourselves and to each other and any explanation at all struck him as snivelling.” Word For Word Theater Brings Alice Munro’s Stories to Life on Stage 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The brother of his vice president called him “a little, conceited, hypocritical, snivelling, canting, malicious, ambitious, dogged knave and fool.” Book review: ‘Embattled Rebel,’ Jefferson Davis, by James M. McPhersonA Leader in Defeat They didn't like it if I cried either - I was once told off for "snivelling" by one of the doctors. The IVF gamble: Readers' stories 2013-11-04T09:52:19Z Captain Brown described Himmler as a "snivelling coward". Captain 'Winkle' Brown: Is he the greatest pilot ever? 2013-04-23T10:46:22Z Three members of our state executive branch are currently being investigated by the FBI... you would have plenty to snivel about. aarona Written with the help of a palestinian. Why Palestinians Feel Put Out with Obama, Too 2013-03-21T10:35:28Z Or maybe they were all sent back to the manufacturers early last week when the country was still snivelling over their middling medal count. The worst Olympics ever: Britain wins no medals in time-keeping 2012-08-05T22:46:29Z Men have been hung for their inability to kowtow, with poverty in the wings, snivelling or prancing jubilantly. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z It doesn’t matter whether snivelling, middle-class, leftist brats accept the reality of #creepingsharia or not. The Lede Blog: British Ultranationalist Warns of Shariah's 'Creeping' Influence, and Twitter Laughs 2012-04-17T23:55:55Z If he exists, he has assumed a less offensive form than when he ate muffins and sniveled inanity in Mrs. Snagsby's back room. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Fancy you being a clerk in an office, a store—a poor little manikin keeping body and soul together in order to do the will of some snivelling tradesman! The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Drink, man, or you are no friend of ours, but a snivelling, sneaking, white-faced son of a Dutchman like your master! Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Why the devil did you get born at all, and then murdered by those rascally Jews, that I who was a warrior should turn into a snivelling saint? Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z She snivelled and prayed and, instead of helping me, she just drove me on and on. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z The great fellow dug one fist into his eyes, and then the other, replacing his pipe in his mouth with an unmistakable snivel. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Then he broke forth, 'Talk of your little snivelling books that go in pouch. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z So I said, with a sneer: "Men have been called snivelling curs for better conduct than yours." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z He proved, too, an intractable and undutiful son; but that was the result to be expected, and we cannot join Thackeray in his sentimental snivel over George the Third. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z I should have respected you much more if you had paid your blackmail down like a man, and then kept quiet about it, instead of running snivelling about trying to salve your own conscience. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Let the rebel babes o' Boston die snivelling at their rebel mothers' dried-up breasts! Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It would be hard for Bob to see through that façade to the shy, mousy-haired, snivelling idiot she’d been at fourteen. Margaret Atwood: “Stone Mattress.” 2011-12-12T05:00:00Z It was that snivelling Paul that spoiled it all. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z "No snivelling; put away that evil-smelling rag; I'm going to have that policeman." Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Brent sank weakly into his chair and began to whimper: "I'm as good a man as I ever was," he sniveled. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z She may have sniveled a good deal, but she was capable of loving some one else better than herself. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z I am afraid to go to the Hopes, for there he will follow me, and he is a snivelling, watering thing to make a fuss and spoil all. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Again the Maestro's voice rose in a few crisp sentences, and there was no answer to them, only a faint snivelling, which diminished gradually. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z They began to look the most snivelling of sins as I watched, with spacious leisure, the near procession of gigantic trees, that superb wild which did not arise from such niggard and flinty maxims. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z I don’t stand still in the middle of a deal and snivel about what I can do and what I can’t do. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z When he had been well fleeced, they began to snivel and grunt, and soon scattered, each about his own business. The Swedish Fairy Book 2011-08-26T02:00:23.380Z I am screaming at him, he's a snivelling, pathetic coward who gets his kicks threatening women. Diary of a tenant: an angry landlord crosses the line 2011-08-22T07:45:01Z "Do you want to marry this young man?" he asked, pointing to the snivelling Ledesma. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Why, when I was your age, I shouldn’t have begun snivelling like this. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z I don’t snivel about what you call moral obligations; I only recognize money obligations. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z Not I, my dear fellow; but how can a man like me sit down and snivel? One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Deny your partner a Facebook or Twitter account if you want, but don't snivel when people are swirling their fingers round their ears at talk of your name. Love in the time of Twitter 2011-07-08T22:01:24Z As to the 'canting and snivelling,' you must allow something for the descendants of the Pilgrims. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z “Shut your mouth, you snivelling sneak?” said Philip, exasperated beyond all patience. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z He was not in the mood to engage others in talk, lumping all his neighbours together as a flock of silly snivelling sheep, sadly in need of a shepherd. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z I got tired of living where people snivel about laws concerning right and wrong,’ says he, ‘instead of acknowledging that there is only one law ruling life—that the strong can master the weak.’ The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z It doesn't take 9 years of medical training to know there's a problem when a mother is yanking her kid around, smacking him at the slightest snivel. Blaming parents: what I've learned and unlearned as a child psychiatrist 2011-04-15T13:15:00.233Z I just wanted him to know how thoughtful my uncle was, and it was worth the risk of keeping the cursed will for the sake of the jolt it will give Karlin’s miserly, snivelling soul. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Stop your snivelling!" shouted the commissioner, "or I'll have you strapped up and flogged. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z “Yes, miss,” sniveled Jenny, “an’ this gentleman ain’t Mr. Strauss, though he do resemble him a bit.” The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z I'll not believe it; he is too good a youth to meddle with such a canting, snivelling set as are congregated there. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z He cast about for an adjective hateful enough, and found it: "snivelling sympathy"—that was the word. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z "She was good——" Granny began snivelling, and gesticulated wildly, as if she meant to drive the doctor away from her. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z There's the Methody parson below, even he's a better sort, though he do snivel horrid. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "Yes, I am," snivelled Pip, flattening his face against the wall, "and all the boys hate me, and say I've killed King, and—O dear!" he whined. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z Old Holmes was good pluck in most matters; of far better stuff at the bottom, than the sneaking, snivelling, prating demagogue at his side; but by this discovery he was dumfounded! The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z With one grimy little hand, stiff and rough from the cold, the small man smeared the tears from his eyes and snivelled. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z I know where to find him, snivelling yonder among the old images. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z Incredibly, some snivelling types continue to snipe at the mighty champion, pointing out that none of those wins has come by more than two and a half lengths. Claims Five: When Harbinger met Sea The Stars 2010-07-30T09:00:00Z It was so sudden that Pip released one pale eye from his sticky fingers to peer up at the big boy, and he stopped snivelling in amazement. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z She hated how the cops—both cops—were staring at her, like they’d never seen anything so sad or so pathetic before, like she was some snivelling little mangy dog. Joyce Carol Oates: “I.D.” 2010-03-22T04:00:00Z She snivelled and sobbed a bit, then relaxed into sullen silence. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Stop your snivelling, or I'll desert your cause, and what that means even you can grasp.' Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile Ichabod evidently did not know “what then,” so he did not say; but snivelled and rubbed one eye with the cuff of the coat he was about to put on. A Little World Pip's head slunk down deeper yet between his shoulders at that, and he snivelled worse than ever. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z And then I heard a loud sobbing wail as of a woman crying, and—There, I’m blest if I go on, if you will keep on snivelling. By Birth a Lady Now we have nothing why snivel and whine?— The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy When I had extinguished the last of them, I turned to find my innocent old suspect snivelling on the threshold, and nodding her gay plume more emphatically than ever. Witching Hill Would it not be profaning the dead body to drag it into the glare of publicity, and so expose it to the snivelling curiosity of the vulgar herd? Regina or the Sins of the Fathers "Oh, you cunning thing!" exclaimed Polly, throwing her arms around him, while Jocko seized her gown and huddled and snivelled into it, getting away from Ben as far as possible. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z You can snivel, you know, as we go along. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 When I went to public school, I used to cry with a snivelling vexation because the toughs of my class made fun of me. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew Even the snivelling Miffin shuffled across with such an excuse for a chat, and returned to tell his apprentice that he could see no reason for all this "'ow d'y' do." The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life “Oh, sir, 'tis of no use; I should be a ruined man,” cried the poor-spirited creature, almost snivelling. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec At first he snivelled softly, but at last even that died away. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The United States are snivelling, but German influence is too strong out there to permit of active interference. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 More repulsive to me than even sordid crime is hypocrisy, snivelling righteousness, a lip-and-broadcloth service of the Almighty, the broad phylacteries of the Pharisee. The Land of Strong Men I shall not snivel on the starched bosom of your evening shirt when we meet. The Moonlit Way "And not a soul in the world knowing where she's gone, poor lamb!" sniveled the under-laundress, laying a hand on the trunk that held Mary. In And Out I only hoped—" "That you could come snivelling to me and beg off, for the sake of your daughters, eh? Thirty ‘You get up and behave yourself!’ she said in a stern undertone; and Jean Murray struggled to her feet and went off snivelling, to be 146 comforted by the trembling and excited Angela. The Youngest Girl in the School Here two or three of the smaller boys implicated began to snivel. Haviland's Chum “Will you answer me, you snivelling cat!” he panted between his big, discoloured teeth. The Moonlit Way "The—the poor young lady's maid!" said the laundress, with a sudden snivel. In And Out The sight seemed to dry up Effie’s snivelling as if by magic. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt His manners may be good, but he can never look one in the face, and he is ready at any moment to snivel and whine. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War I believe they positively enjoy the fun of a good snivel. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War "Honestly, I didn't think it would kill anything but ragweed," Henry sniveled miserably. Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses There was no fear in him—no pleading, no snivelling, nothing but a harsh, almost mature, defiance. Little Aliens You and your snivelling to them may go hang. King Cole So then Dicky and Oswald did ourselves brown too, and dried H. O. as well as we could with our handkerchiefs, because he was just beginning to snivel. The Wouldbegoods “Now the saints behold us! would ye snivel’ for a word?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) Carl thought, if that was all, he could not assist him much; and he ran on after the men, leaving Pepperill snivelling like a whipped schoolboy on the stones. Cudjo's Cave And I don't mean either to snivel or to sulk. Under False Pretences A Novel I know what you mean by bishops—rascals like yourself, Kidderminster bishops, factious, snivelling Presbyterians!' The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence For the habit may grow, And the thought makes me snivel. The So-called Human Race It was his wife who had worried him into it, and yet now probably she would begin to snivel. Jena or Sedan? "I was wrong, sir; but I—" "You little snivelling monkey, how dared you leave the stable?" continued the stable keeper, heedless of the boy's submission. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Most girls would have sniveled in a corner, thought Bill, until he had regained his senses, but she started right in to look for that letter. Mystery Ranch One on ’em kep’ snivelling and wringing of his ’ands; he come on board, all of a sop like a monthly nurse. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) “It was an usual thing in those days,” says honest Anthony Wood, “to set a great name to a book or books, by the sharking booksellers or snivelling writers, to get bread.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors All turned and stared at the snivelling urchin. An Ocean Tramp My poor Hayes has got the influenza too, and goes hacking and snivelling at my heels like an unpleasant echo. Records of Later Life "I have been guilty of every kind of sin," snivelled the cardinal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 He was of too coarse a nature to suspect that his own counsel had damaged his case, and believed the result of the trial to have been due to the p. 350plaintiff’s “snivelling.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit He couldn't say anything more; he stood snivelling in the doorway. The Passionate Friends "But it's so strange!" snivelled the little woman. Phemie Frost's Experiences Up I sprang and cursed my snivelling Soul for weariness—for drivelling, And for so forgetting Hate. Nirvana Days She promptly laid her head on Jake Wilkes’ shoulder and sniveled. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country “Don’t you hit me!” came in a yelping, snivelling tone. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam He tried to envisage the means whereby Ireland would be brought to the measure and the stature of a dignified and honourable nation ... "not this brawling, whining, cadging, snivelling, Oh-Jesus-have-mercy-on-us disorder!" Changing Winds A Novel Oh, Aby," said he, in a snivelling tone, "if your mother vos but alive to see it. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 At last he set down his basket, and commenced a kind of snivelling harangue to his little audience. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy She was not the kind to snivel very long––even by herself. The Wall Street Girl When the blows fell, he held his breath, but he did not snivel. Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine All over England, I suppose there were people snivelling over those brats and telling each other that one touch of nature makes the whole world kin!... Changing Winds A Novel That fine flower of love, that polyanthus over which Sterne snivelled so many tears, could not last for a quarter of a century! Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Who did not run away from school, whimpering, snivelling, and cursing in his heart and in his sleep the black-board and the horn-book? The Book of Khalid And she felt she could not forgive the boy for being the huddled, blubbering object, all wet and snivelled, which he was. The Rainbow But Neruvkâq was cruel to his wife; he would stab her in the leg with an awl, and when the point reached her shinbone, she would snivel with pain. Eskimo Folk-Tales “Trust your common sense—that is, if you happen to have any; and, for goodness’ sake, don’t snivel any more. The Madcap of the School But the teacher took the hand of the snivelling wretch, and called him affectionately by name, and said they would try to get along without that, and sent him to his seat forgiven. A Boy's Town “I’m numbed, I’m all crushed!” snivelled Ike; nevertheless he managed to crawl out, or rather slip out from under the uplifted rail. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer The accent, to our ears, is lost in the pious snivel—pardon the somewhat unclerical word. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 The tears rolled out of her dear old eyes, and my sisters began to snivel, as they always did. Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He stood over there beside you, snivelling into his red bandanna. The Maids of Paradise "Mary, for goodness' sake don't begin to snivel!" chimed in her father querulously. Cleek, the Master Detective Like a wild beast he sprang across the table at the Duke—the poor snivelling coward who had dared to flay him with his tongue! A Modern Mercenary “He’s gone down there, and he’s dead—he’s dead; and I shall never see him again.—Yah! yer great snivelling idjit!” he cried the next moment, in his rage against himself. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills I will say for you you’re more like a man and less like a snivelling white rabbit now than what you was when I met you. The Magic World She is about fifty years of age, lame in her right leg and snivels a little. A Portrait of Old George Town I don't stand still in the middle of a deal and snivel about what I can do and what I can't do. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 Seizing the snivelling Seuthes, the orator led into the house and to a private chamber. A Victor of Salamis "Well that snivelling and false sort of sentiment is about the best that such men as I know how to comfort themselves with—when it's too late for the real thing." Athalie Edward went back to his aunt snivelling, defenceless but happy. The Magic World It's too late to snivel over me now, and I'm well enough as I am. The Talking Horse And Other Tales I don't snivel about what you call moral obligations. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 He snivelled and his lips moved with my name. Fantazius Mallare A Mysterious Oath You scheme, you plot, you play for place; you are selfish, cold; you snivel and whine—There 165 is more of it, but I can’t think of any more. 'Firebrand' Trevison I’ve lived as I meant to, and I’m not going to snivel or repent now. Northern Lights Stop your snivelling complaints, and your equally snivelling raptures! The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy The sound of her frightened snivel aged him. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life "You can go to the snivelling old idiot and tell him all you want to." The Unknown Wrestler "If you please, sir," I began, whereat he blushed and my captors burst into derisive shouts and capered around us, and thoroughly embarrassed and frightened, I began to snivel into my elbow. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty Stop this snivelling and sneaking round the back doors. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan Do give over snuffing and snivelling and sobbing, and tell me if you want your warm petticoat in the saddle-bag. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Alice, usually as near a brick as a girl can go, was the worst of the lot, and if you said what you thought of her she instantly began to snivel. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune At first I only snivelled, but surrendered myself after a few successful ventures, to a loud despairing roar. Explorers of the Dawn The youngsters were mostly curious and ill-mannered, and ever and anon one had to be slapped by its mother into snivelling decorum. The Uncalled A Novel But I haven’t got them—cowards, dastards, dolts, and snivelling fools——” His decision was instantly made. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan Part of the time I sniveled and part of the time Allie sniveled, and once or twice we were all three all balled up in our throats. At Good Old Siwash Xavier, covered with dirt, snivelling, and nursing a split lip, was as ugly as a gargoyle. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest She sobbed volubly, wiping away real tears with the baby's calico slip, and three other girls accomplished commendable snivels. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood To reconcile us, my boy, as if we were two dirty little snivelling urchins in her village school at home! The Path to Honour I never could become an ill-used, suffering, snivelling wife. Cruel As The Grave I just stood and sniveled and let my mouth hang open. At Good Old Siwash He felt very lonely and his throat ached, his head ached—he ached all over—a childish desire to snivel possessed him and could not be subdued. Men of Affairs When little wifey wife begins to snivel nowadays, Mr. Husband doesn't upset the furniture in his efforts to kiss away the tears. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture Paul began to snivel; I reckon his father pulled the line so tight that it cut into the flesh. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers And here are all these people making of themselves—” Miss Tabby stopped and snivelled, and then stopped again to wipe a tear from the tip of her nose. Cruel As The Grave “They are not going to chop your head off it appears; so you ought to be glad, and not snivel like that.” Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo “Yes!” snivelled a street-preacher and psalm singer, who could scarcely hold up his head for strong drink; “we are now entering upon the Lord’s day.” Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves "I—I ain't going to say nothing!" sniveled Codfish, and then, of a sudden, burst out crying. The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box When the blows fell, he held his breath, but did not snivel. Winning His Way According to a federalist sheet, Hamilton's death called forth "the voice of deep lament" save from "the rancorous Jacobin, the scoffing deist, the snivelling fanatic, and the imported scoundrel." History of the United States, Volume 2 Even the shoes of lovers waiting under the bed weep and snivel all night. Erik Dorn Look ye here, Mr. Rodney," cried he in a passion, "let's have no more of this snivelling nonsense about years. The Frozen Pirate With the other hand he felt gingerly of his side: "You've knocked out my teeth," he snivelled, "an' broke my rib." Prairie Flowers "It ain't no pup," she said aloud, "'cause a pup don't snivel like that." Tess of the Storm Country She snivelled a little as she began her story, but soon became more calm. Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls Give me that rather than the snivel, the chicane, the shake-you-by-the-hand and stab-you-in-the-gloaming, which passes by the name of diplomacy, high diplomacy, I believe. The Black Colonel Natty was too much of a man to give way out and out, but he snivelled a little in spite of himself. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue “That the man with the proboscis, who struts when he walks, and snivels when he speaks, desires a favour of your highness.” The Pirate City An Algerine Tale "Things are bad enough anyhow, but the way to mend 'em ain't to be snivelling," rapped out grandma, giving Dawn and Andrew a shaking that braced them up. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn “And I not permitted to go on board to see my duck of a husband—confound his snivelling carcase?” continued Moggy. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend But it makes me feel ready to snivel, sir, about old Mother Clean-shirts. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris There was a pause, and one of the gipsy lads began to snivel. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias But I say, she didn’t see me snivelling, did she?” !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War Look here, sir, if you don’t stop that snivelling, I’ll stand you outside to let the tears freeze. Steve Young Yes, your honour’s honour, I’ve come to expose a snivelling traitor to his majesty’s crown. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend “Ah, we’ll soon set him right,” said the mate; “a miserable, snivelling cur!” Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle "Please don't let him hurt me, Mr. Swift," snivelled the man. Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope Yes, I think so; and it made her snivel too, as you call it. !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War To the big boys of the sixth form Bob was cringing and snivelling; nothing was too menial, so only as he could keep in their good graces. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life “Me—denounced me—he—O Lord, O Lord, only let me meet him face to face—let him say it then, if he dares, the snivelling—cowardly—murdering wretch.” Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend “Because, sir,” snivelled the lad, “I didn’t have no money, sir.” Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel “But, sir,” snivelled Weeks, beginning some explanation, intended no doubt to throw all the blame on me. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea “O-o-h, will they?” snivelled the old chap, refusing to be comforted, like a veritable Rachel mourning for her children. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Maybe ’tis but some sneaking, snivelling beggar-man who, believing you to be alone here, hopes to terrify you into giving him a substantial alms.” The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer He’s welcome to the honour if he likes, but let him act above-board, that’s what I say, and not snivel and look pious while all the time he’s doing a dirty trick.” The Willoughby Captains The greasy string took up the laugh, and snivelled in chorus. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch Two mounted men, Andrea with a rope round his neck, himself very splendidly booted and cuirassed, made up a sufficient cavalcade to fetch home one snivelling goatherd. Little Novels of Italy "Say, don't be mean with a feller!" pleaded Dutcher, ready to snivel. The Grammar School Boys Snowbound or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports Sweat's strange to thee, spit fails, and fail Phlegm and foul snivel from the nose. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus When the last of the animals had sniffed and snivelled its way into the ark—it was a porcupine with a cold in its head—the islanders, the M.A.'s, Lucy and Mr. Noah followed. The Magic City “What are you snivelling at, Turnip?” asked the pipe. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch Bellaroba snivelled, but she was scornful under her cloak, and no word passed between the pair until they were in the great blunt-nosed barge, heading against a crisping tide for Chioggia. Little Novels of Italy The little ones snivelled as though they were going into danger. Marie Claire Life over, the Ego alone left; and what a poor, wretched, snivelling creature after all—this what we pampered, this what we thrust forward for others to admire and flatter! Letters to His Friends This is the right sort of thing—no wishy-washy snivelling about a wounded heart and all that kind of stuff, but savage sarcasm, the lava of a volcanic spirit. The Bon Gaultier Ballads "Bless you, Mrs. Burnett!" snivelled the Baron, not ashamed of dabbing his eyes with his kerchief. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 24, 1892 And Toady—Toady would cry and snivel because he had deserted his dear, big brother in his hour of need. Tabitha's Vacation I am quite ashamed of this snivelling, Father. My New Curate If all be right, the concert is resumed, the snore sometimes degenerating into a sort of snivel, and the snivel into a blowing hiss. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 "If she's his, she's his—I will not take her this way!"—then in a snivelling, miserable fashion I began to cry, simply from exhaustion and nerves and headache. The Dark Forest He actually fainted from fright, and when his senses came back, he sat sobbing and snivelling, protesting that he would agree to anything,—anything his dear people wanted. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III I snivelled a little; and at last, emboldened by success, I allowed him to gather that there was someone I'd cared for a long, long time—someone who didn't care for me. Set in Silver A mean thief That snivels, because the fruit he relishes Is stolen; and keeps munching it to the core. Krindlesyke What she precisely asked of him, muttering, wheezing, whining, snivelling, as she did, repeating herself—with her burthen of "O dear, O dear, O dear!"—I don't know. Lore of Proserpine Week is a detestable snivelling word: nothing can redeem it, not even the sermon on the Mount. Gilbert Keith Chesterton If we want some fun, what the hell have you got to do with it, you snivelling spoil-sport! My Lady of Doubt Do you snivel, old friend? well, it's nasty enough, But I think I can stand it—I think so—ay, Bill, and I could were it worse. The Heptalogia He glanced at the miserable, snivelling, twitching creature by the fire: "Do you think he'll get over this, or will he buy another pistol the next time he gets the jumps?" The Danger Mark "Ha!" called one, reining his horse to its haunches, "did that snivelling knave pass this way?" Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade And when you speak of sniveling Puritans, speak of them that do snivel. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People There's a preacher living at the crossroads—you know him, that snivelling, long-faced Jenks. My Lady of Doubt Abel, sitting near her, snivelled softly for sympathy, not fairly comprehending her cause for tears. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel She did not tell me this; he did, when in a snivelling condition at the hospital. The Danger Mark Well, I 'll tell you, you snivelling, drunken singer of paternosters—you did more to help that fellow escape than you 'd care to have known. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France And you, you miserable, snivelling hypocrite, you little creeping Presbyterian parson, you want me to shake her! Bob Hampton of Placer “Dear child,” said Mrs. White, and she snivelled again. By the Light of the Soul A Novel He never had no show; he never went a-slidin' like the other little fellers,” said Caleb, suddenly, out of his corner; and he snivelled as he spoke. Pembroke A Novel What's come over you, ye twin pair of snivelling Molly Coddles?' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 Gable knuckled his eyes with vigour, and began to snivel. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy "You'll do more good if you pray for these snivelling hypocrites," and he motioned to those standing around him. Under Sealed Orders You think me a snivelling coward, no doubt, but believe me, Miss Johnson, it is not my nature thus to give way. Bad Hugh They had always been frightened at her, and were now paralysed: they wanted me to apply to the police, to guard myself, &c. &c. like a pack of snivelling servile boobies as they were. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals And you sit here snivelling about your lynching. The Voice of the People Feeling the eyes of the party upon him, Ted grew more uneasy, the corners of his mouth drew down, one finger went up slowly, and Twitter began to snivel. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy "Man," cried the page, "we want better names than snivelling tradesmen like yourself." Oddsfish! Well, captin, he began it," cried the young assassin, in a snivelling, apologetic sort of tone; "I didn't want to hurt him, sure, if he hadn't told me I lied. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia "Ha—you snivelling scoundrel," said the curate, "you've got their arguments already I see—but I know how to take them out of you, before you leave my hands." Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Why, then, do you ask me where I am, when you know I'm astray, that we're both astray, you snivelling old whelp? Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The Dynamiter's creed— Though hate swagger, though cant snivel— Fires no "patriotic" deed; Base-born, all its ends are evil. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 When he talked I thought in a way—for I couldn't think much—that after a consistent voyage of agnosticism, I wouldn't be whipped into snivelling belief at the end, by shipwreck. The Lifted Bandage "Let that man be kept within musket shot," said Murden, pointing to the guilty Bimbo, who was still snivelling, and endeavoring to excite our sympathies. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Well, really, Martha, I—I——" "For goodness' sake, don't begin to snivel. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town Saw a lot of 'em snivelling over him at that tomb this morning. Bunker Bean The same happens to us at our maturer age, for in severe frosty weather, snivelling and tears are produced by the coldness and dryness of the air. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life But let me ever catch her snivelling after them saints again, that's all! Verner's Pride I remember I sniveled a little at being taken at my word, but it served me right for saying one thing when I meant another. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering "What was good enough for them was good enough for him," he would announce at meal-time, in a snivelling tone, when the food happened to be particularly bad. Judith of the Plains She knelt on the cold radiator and watched him out of sight, and then got trembly all over and fell to snivelling. Love Stories The wrench to his shattered leg was excruciating, "But then," as he announced to himself, "no snivelling, James; you're not going to make a spooney of yourself." What Answer? There! don't howl, for goodness' sake—don't snivel, child! The Imaginary Marriage "What made you snivel when you read the pathetic bits?" asked Cathro, with itching fingers. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood He must be able to snivel with the sentimental—to condole with the afflicted—to prove with the practical—to be a theorist with the speculative. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 The maid sniveled a request to be allowed to remain with her mistress. The Wings of the Morning Here," said Phil, "I don't want any snivelling in my room. Acton's Feud A Public School Story He was all sorrow, and sniveled and blubbered and wept hot, blinding tears through the dark, leathery fingers of his hands. Twelve Men The captive snivelled something about peace on earth, good will toward men. A Christmas Garland Don't stand there like a snivelling chamberlain, but show what kind of fellow you are with those long pipe-stalks that our Lord has sent you out upon.' Norse Tales and Sketches No need for snivelling bunkum; I abhor it; But does fraternity shape itself thus? Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 12, 1892 The fellow would not understand; he snivelled obstinately, and struggled aimlessly in Acton's grasp. Acton's Feud A Public School Story "Mary, for goodness' sake, don't begin to snivel!" chimed in her father querulously. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces I cannot remember all he said or half the things he called me, but it was something like this: "You snivelling defective." The Belfry I won't crawl about the world like all these other snivelling widows. Mr. Britling Sees It Through And he whined and sniveled, thumping himself on the chest and calling God to witness he was an honest man; he would cut off his right hand rather than sell bad meat. The Downfall It would have been easier to have bludgeoned her into silence by a shouted "It's all snivelling, wretched rot!" like an angry schoolboy. The Dark House "One who has survived the passions of Ireland's poets," he would say—for the poets had all been Ankleites—"is not likely to bow the knee before snivelling little thieves." Waysiders Curse these youngsters, they make me snivel like a fool. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy Who in the devil will nowadays snivel about Spring and myths? Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated "What the hell am I snivelling about—'twon't make it any better." The Song of the Blood-Red Flower "I—-I didn't see how it could do any harm," sniveled young Drew. The Young Engineers in Nevada Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick If they came together to snivel and cant, and to support one another in a miserable conceit of being the elect of the human species, we might object. Famous Americans of Recent Times "There's nothing to snivel about, old man," he said repeatedly, with a tranquil smile. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 29, 1890 "And I not permitted to go on board to see my duck of a husband--confound his snivelling carcass?" continued Moggy. Snarleyyow Why was she sobbing and snivelling downstairs now, when it was too late? The Moon Rock And by this time they had reached the attic door which, without knocking Jenny opened a little, and, with another snivel, announced, "The doctor, missis." The Reason Why He began to snivel, taking out from his coat a very dirty pocket-handkerchief and dabbing his face with it. The Secret City We've got women and children at home snivelling and saying, "O my God, O my God," just like you. Rada A Drama of War in One Act Yes, your honour's honour, I've come to expose a snivelling traitor to his Majesty's crown. Snarleyyow If you want to be admired while you are alive, write a religious novel and let the hoi polloi snivel over you and give you gold dollars while you can enjoy 'em and spend 'em. Abroad with the Jimmies "Do you think I am a snivelling scrivener, carrying quill and ink-well in my gown?" asked the duke. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy She's very nice about my going—the only one who hasn't snivelled. Ailsa Paige Stop your snivelling, sir, and give up the note. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 Why, you audacious--you double-faced----" "Double-faced!--it's a pity you wer'n't double-faced, as you call it, with that snivelling nose and crooked chin of yours. Snarleyyow "And so high was he in the king's favor and graces!" snivelled the eunuch. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 I left our young poet, snivelling and sobbing behind the scenes, and cursing somebody that has deceived him. The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes And he began to snivel then, for the brandy had softened his heart. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall I'd sooner by half, though I lose by it, see a man tear his clothes a' purpose to spile 'em before they come to me, than find him snivelling. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty "Me--denounced me--he--O Lord, O Lord, only let me meet him face to face--let him say it then if he dares, the snivelling--cowardly--murdering wretch." Snarleyyow Beauty Smith was known far and wide as the weakest of weak-kneed and snivelling cowards. White Fang I, the Socman, am shorn of my lands that you may snivel Latin and eat bread for which you never did hand's turn. The White Company There was no snivelling or attempt to run away when the squires heard this command, but without grumbling or complaint they execute what he commands. Four Arthurian Romances It has happened in these later times that objection has been made to children of dramatic artists in certain little snivelling private schools - but in public schools never. Speeches: Literary and Social So then Dicky and Oswald and I did ourselves brown too, and dried H. O. as well as we could with our handkerchiefs, because he was just beginning to snivel. The Wouldbegoods Cringing and snivelling himself before the blows or angry speech of a man, he revenged himself, in turn, upon creatures weaker than he. White Fang I did give him some lessons about snivelling. Wuthering Heights Why not have kept him here among the rest, and made a sneaking, snivelling pickpocket of him at once?' Oliver Twist Don't want any priest; you 're always after some snivelling old woman's fuss. The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories We must do something to rouse them from their snivelling leth—what's its name?—something sudden and—what is it?—decisive.' The Wouldbegoods Every woman in the house was snivelling at the time, but I suppose it was because it was predestined that I was to write this particular lady's memoirs that I remarked her. Vanity Fair Put your handkerchief away—don’t snivel before me. Wuthering Heights She ordered her to put up the book, and go to work, and not be snivelling about the house, or stop to read again. Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there I was so pleased I cried, and all the way over to the shelter-house I sniveled and danced with joy at the same time. Where There's a Will Nothing but a lot of snivelling fairy plays. The Innocence of Father Brown Ye know that," said Tom; "I don't pretend none of your snivelling ways, but I won't lie in my 'counts with the devil himself. Uncle Tom's Cabin Out of the blackness of the opposite shore came a soft, high-pitched, quavering, long-drawn, smothered moan of woe, the call of that snivelling little sinner the screech-owl. The Cavalier Mrs. Bellmont found her weeping on his ac- count, shut her up, and whipped her with the raw-hide, adding an injunction never to be seen snivelling again because she had a little work to do. Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there He began to snivel and whimper, and said he had never meddled with me, and asked what should I meddle with him for? Peter Ibbetson "You don't need to look at me like that," he sniveled. The Mutineers On a grand holiday like this," remonstrated Lin Tai-yü smiling, "how is it that you're snivelling away, and all for nothing? Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books People who have doubts about God and don't like them and snivel. Mary Olivier: a Life "Don't let's have any of that fooling," cried a harsh voice from the little parlour; "we've no time to waste on snivelling!" Henry Dunbar A Novel Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people and scolding night and day at his maids and servants. The Imaginary Invalid He kissed him twice and went his way without any more farewells than the boy's snivelling. The Forest Lovers If that young woman didn't snivel herself under a just sentence of death, I'm no fit householder to serve on a jury. The Delicious Vice She wouldn't have minded half so much if I had been sorry and snivelled. Mary Olivier: a Life The motto is 'No snivelling, full steam ahead.'—But as to the stage, I'm not sure that won't prove the solution of most difficulties in the end. The Far Horizon He stood a moment eyeing the gamin, who pretended to snivel. The King in Yellow The cowed audience watched her wonderfully; some of the women snivelled. The Forest Lovers I like a man of bronze, who does not snivel or weep. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee I hate people who sneak and snivel about real things…. Mary Olivier: a Life "Hang it, man! don't be snivelling like a woman!" The Virginians When she's in love, can she do anything but snivel and slobber? Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series "Don't stand snivelling here," she spoke, turning to Fan. Fan : the story of a young girl's life What were the governors of the Lenox about—a lot of snivelling hypocrites, pandering to the horrified snobbery at the Patroons! The Fighting Chance Be ashamed of your cowardly concern over your snivelling souls!' Windy McPherson's Son They've got as many virtues as any Englisher that ever snivelled prayer and shortened yardstick. The Yeoman Adventurer All along the Avenue he'd been making just a quiet sort of snivelling noise. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel But you will always remain good boys, snivelling in your corners. The Home and the World Little Tommy Blake, who had fallen over while napping and hit his nose, snivelled under his breath. Dr. Heidenhoff's Process It was certain he couldn't do anything with Saxy snivelling round. The City of Fire There are more puppets that move by the wire of a diurnal, as Brereton and Cell, two of Mars his petty-toes, such snivelling cowards that it is a favour to call them so. Character Writings of the 17th Century Now the men began to snivel and yelp, following the example of their commander. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. What signified his bringing a woman here to snotter and snivel, and bather their Lordships? The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Why, certainly; he has trained them up all over his forehead, for reasons best known to himself.—Worm! what, snivelling? afraid of death? Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 "What have you done with that snivelling hop-toad minister?" queried another. Bricks Without Straw What, do you think, then, that my horses have nothing to do but to carry about your snivelling Frenchmen? Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World He made the husband a snivelling little creature, and the lover good-looking—that's the old game. Spring Days She reprimanded a grocer over the telephone, she sent a child snivelling to her bedroom. Little Miss By-The-Day I am tired of snivelling, and swelled eyes, and blubbered cheeks for some time; and, moreover, must husband my powers of consolation. Peveril of the Peak Why, Mr. Burton, I won't mind a little work if I can have that blessed boy all to myself with no one to feed him oatmeal mush with a spoon, an' snivel over him. Dawn But I have a trick of bending the knees which will serve me for some hundreds of yards—and if you suppose that I can't snivel you are very much mistaken. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca His voice ended in a snivel but his features were white and ferocious as he started running to overtake Macniff. In Secret I'm sick of all such twaddle; I should like to answer all that snivelling with some work of open defiance. The Fat and the Thin Now, a true solder," said Lance Outram to himself, "would put a stop to thy snivelling ditty, by making a broad arrow quiver in your heart, and no great alarm given. Peveril of the Peak I took the broad path because I thought I was a man and not a snivelling canting turning-the-other-cheek apprentice angel serving his time in a vale of tears. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet His calculating eyes grew weak and watery, he snivelled at the nose, drew his breath sharply as if it hurt him—almost visibly shrank into himself. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca To cry, to throw the snot or snivel about. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue As for Aunt Maria, she was sent about her snivelling business by Aunt Harriet. The Old Wives' Tale To sit down and snivel would do no good; to curse his father would be useless and wicked; to force himself on Kate sheer madness. Kennedy Square You just snivel a bit more to me... Yama: the pit Farmer Dodd drove on in silence, except that every now and then he gave an audible snivel, and whenever this occurred he always accommodated the mare with a smart cut—reasonable! It Is Never Too Late to Mend A snivelling fellow; one that whines or complains. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue I found him a dirty, cast-down, snivelling drunkard; and, looking at poor Nora, could not but wonder at the days when I had thought her a divinity. Barry Lyndon Would you have me snivel, and talk about my impurity and her angelic qualities? The Emancipated Something like the sound of a snivel came out of the darkness as he concluded. The Nether World —The finest man, says he, snivelling, the finest purest character. Ulysses People snivel over the deaths of babies; I see nothing to grieve about. The Whirlpool Such was the story, and so piteous it seemed to us that we wept as we listened, yes, even Jan wept, and the tutor snivelled and wiped his weak eyes. Swallow: a tale of the great trek Oh, she forgave you, just as she forgives me for being a coward, and a weakling, and what you call a snivelling little whelp and all the rest of it. Candida "Gentle Jesus, meek and mild" is a snivelling modern invention, with no warrant in the gospels. Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion But when she has the toothache and snivels, she bores me to death. Simon the Jester If you're going to be a lady, you'll have to give up feeling neglected if the men you know don't spend half their time snivelling over you and the other half giving you black eyes. Pygmalion She has got the husband for whom she has been craving, and the first thing she does is to snivel. Swallow: a tale of the great trek Sympathy gets to be mere snivelling very often. The Judgment House Out with it and confess the truth, that one of your snivelling poets has fallen in love with you and you with him.' Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reuben Shapcott To their infinite surprise, the undaunted one was found to be snivelling. Hard Cash But it's better than snivelling; better than fetching slippers and finding spectacles, isn't it? Pygmalion To-day he would show what he was made of—whether he was a snivelling child, or a man that could stand up to any dressing-gown in the world. The Great Hunger I lingered a minute behind the others to give some directions to my old Griqua gardener, Jack, who snivelled at parting with me, and to take a last look at my little home. The Ivory Child Friday they break dishes, and go off in the best room an' snivel, an' look out o' the winder. Main-Travelled Roads It is an impossibility, and if I did they would think me a lunatic or a snivelling, sentimental humbug. The Mahatma and the Hare Somebody is going to touch you, with a broomstick, if you don't stop snivelling. Pygmalion Well, well," said Castriconi, "that's no more than death, anyhow; and it's better than being killed in your bed by a fever, with your heirs snivelling more or less honestly all round you. Colomba That which but the other day when he was conceived was vile snivel; and within few days shall be either an embalmed carcass, or mere ashes. Meditations Two of them, a snivelling Jack Presbyter named Hicks and a rascal named Dunne, are taken already. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series I don't know whether I believe what I preach, and I know I have stolen the very sermon over which I have been snivelling. Roundabout Papers She sniveled into the corner of her apron. Janice Day the Young Homemaker When they had gone about a hundred yards, a single snivel went off in the wheelbarrow. White Lies I am always annoyed with phlegm, but to-day I seem to snivel more than usual. Meditations But lying and snivelling and canting and Hicksing always appear in masquerade. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Did I whine or snivel about being sent to my death as some of you were doing just now? Okewood of the Secret Service "For God's sake, don't snivel," he retorted harshly. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields Down near the end of the line he had seen one of his own men misconducting himself, snivelling and crying like a baby,—a fine husky boy of eighteen who had never given any trouble. One of Ours Tadcaster was inclined to snivel: however, he subdued that weakness with a visible effort, and, in due course, returned to the charge. A Simpleton Principal occupations, sniffling, snivelling, sneezing, snorting and scenting, intruding in the neighbors' affairs, stuffing himself without permission and bleeding for others. The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included] Sure I do, and the snivelling sneak her husband, and the stout old lady her mother-in-law, and the dirty one-eyed ruffian who sold me the parson's hat that had so nearly brought me into trouble. Catherine: a Story Art more like a snivelling, canting Jack Presbyter. Captain Blood "I'm downright shamed, that I am," were the words of the big signalman when he had stopped crying; "snivelling like a kid." The Railway Children "Pray don't scold her, sir," said he, ready to snivel himself. A Simpleton But he could talk about it jokingly now, although Sister was inclined to snivel a little over his danger. Hiram the Young Farmer She sniveled softly as she went out, balancing it carefully against her slender hip. The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural "He'll buy his freedom, if he isn't dead," he said to Nina, "and he'll come snivelling back here, with that lost memory bunk, and they're just fool enough to fall for it." The Breaking Point Yes; and a dirty, little, snivelling, sneaking fellow he was too. Tom Brown's School Days "Stop the baby snivelling; it's been going on like that all night." In a German Pension There is not one of those lying, snivelling, canting Presbyterians but, one way or another, had a hand in the rebellion. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 "Look at the snivelling milksop!" said my uncle. Some Christmas Stories And don't he look roguish and handsome!—To see a girl snivelling there - By George, Miss, it's clear that you're jealous'—'I love him!' she answered his stare. Poems — Volume 1 I do not snivel that snivel the world over, That months are vacuums and the ground but wallow and filth. Leaves of Grass Let 'em snivel and cry their hearts out. The Way of the World "I—I don't know," and the lad began to snivel. Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers, or, the Secret of Phantom Mountain Nobody thought much about them, until the same little snivelling chap came in, against all rules, from the post where he was Scout, and said, "It's Jane!" Some Christmas Stories I was being condemned by them as a dirty, snivelling, lying, thieving young hound. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger I rather think Moses left it out because he knew more about human nature than these snivelling modern parsons do. The Glimpses of the Moon It will do her good to snivel a bit. Father Goriot If any of us goes snivelling in now and giving himself up, they'd know there's something crooked with the lot of us, and they'll run us down somehow. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields He had had prior convictions, and yet, because he was a snivelling cur of a yellow dog, his last sentence had been only for seven years. The Jacket (Star-Rover) Little fool," she would apostrophize herself, "don't snivel. Secret Adversary The sisters go to meetings To meet their gallants there; And oft mistake for my Lord, And snivel out my dear. Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 Then we all snivel again, and proceed to eat and drink too much; and they don’t discover until I get up that we have been seated thirteen at dinner.” Diary of a Nobody One on 'em kep' snivelling and wringing of his 'ands; he come on board all of a sop like a monthly nurse. The Wrecker Why someone says: ‘Ah! we miss poor Uncle James, who was here last year,’ and we all begin to snivel. Diary of a Nobody With the exception of a crying father and a snivelling mother, the rest are supers who have to dress well and have to pay for their insignificant parts in the shape of costly presents.” Diary of a Nobody |
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