sniggle

English

Etymology

See snig (“a kind of eel”).

Verb

sniggle (third-person singular simple present sniggles, present participle sniggling, simple past and past participle sniggled)

1. To catch an eel by thrusting a baited hook into its den.
2. Alternate spelling and pronunciation of snicker (corruption with giggle.) To chortle or chuckle.
3. (obsolete) To steal something of little value; diminutive corruption of snag + diminutive suffix.

Related terms

• sniggler (a person who sniggles)

References

• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus 1993.

Anagrams

• eglings
• gesling
• gingles
• leggins
• niggles