English

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Etymology

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From snirt +‎ -le (frequentative suffix).

Verb

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snirtle (third-person singular simple present snirtles, present participle snirtling, simple past and past participle snirtled)

  1. (intransitive) To snigger

Noun

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snirtle (plural snirtles)

  1. a snigger

References

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  • snirtle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • Collin's English Dictionary, 2014
  • (Under "snirt") in David Murison and William Grant, eds. "The Scottish National Dictionary", Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1971.

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