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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

snivelling en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Of someone who whines, cries, or acts weak and unpleasant in an annoying way.

Forms

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most snivelling Degree=Sup lexicographic
more snivelling Degree=Cmp lexicographic

snivelling en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. The act of producing a snivel.
    • He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […] 2011, John O'Loughlin, Two Sides of the Same Coin:

Forms

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snivellings Number=Plur lexicographic

snivelling en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of snivel
    form of snivel