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单词 sniggle
释义

sniggle

English

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. To chortle or chuckle; snicker (often used in contempt).
  • sniggler (a person who sniggles)

Etymology 2

See snig (a kind of eel) + -le (frequentative verbal suffix).

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their dens.
  2. (transitive) To catch by this means.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To ensnare.

Etymology 3

From an alteration of snag + -le.

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To steal something of little value

References

  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus 1993.

Anagrams

  • eglings, gesling, gingles, leggins, niggles
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