sniggle
To chortle or chuckleTo chortle or chuckle; snicker.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To chortle or chuckle; snicker.
(intransitive)To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.
(transitive)To catch by this means.
(figuratively, transitive)To ensnare.
(obsolete)To steal something of little value.
Origin
From an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker. See sFrom an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker.
See snig (“a kind of eel”) + -le (frequentative verbal suffix).
From snig or an alteration of snag + -le.
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Forms
sniggles, sniggling, sniggled, sniggledSynonyms
72 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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