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sniggle

verb

Etymology

From an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker.

  1. derived from *snigilaz✻
  2. suffixed as sniggle — “snig + le”

Definitions

  1. To chortle or chuckle

    To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

    • Ay! you see you'll laugh at the bare thought on it — and I'll be bound th' minister, though he's not a laughing man, would ha' sniggled at th' notion of falling in love wi' the child.

  2. To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.

  3. To catch by this means.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To ensnare.

    2. To steal something of little value.

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Derived

sniggler

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA