Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snickle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snick-le
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.

verb

To laugh at someone or something

Intransitive verb

noun

A noose or snare made using a slip knot.

verb

To snare using a snickle.

Transitive verb

verb

To tie up or hang (something) using a rope around the neck.

Transitive verb

verb

To use (a rope) to tie or hang by the neck.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I undress while listening to the snickles on the other end."
"The teacher heard laughter and snickles in his area so she went to check what was going on."
"And she dissolved into another round of sniggers and snickles."
""many's de time w'at I sees um laughin' en laughin', w'en I lay dey ain't kin tell w'at dey er laughin' at deyse'f. En 'tain't der laughin' w'at pesters me, nudder" — relenting a little — "hit's dish yer ev'lastin' snickle en giggle, giggle en snickle.""
"I put the phone down and snickled."
"“There's whooooo?” Bobby snickles."

Etymology

Variant of sniggle.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sneck

Usage

Inflected Forms

snickles (plural) snickles (present, singular) snickling (participle, present) snickled (participle, past) snickled (past)

Questions

What does snickle mean?: Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.
Where does snickle come from?: Variant of sniggle.

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