Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sniggle

/ˈsnɪ.ɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snig-gle
IPA: /ˈsnɪ.ɡəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

Intransitive verb

verb

To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.

Intransitive verb

verb

To catch by this means.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To steal something of little value.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Ay! you see you'll laugh at the bare thought on it — and I'll be bound th' minister, though he's not a laughing man, would ha' sniggled at th' notion of falling in love wi' the child."
"But rampant poaching (the correct term for catching a grown-up eel with bait is to “sniggle”, though elvers are caught with something more like a giant sieve) is now prompting authorities to crack down well in advance of next year’s season."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: snig, snag

Usage

Inflected Forms

sniggles (present, singular) sniggling (participle, present) sniggled (participle, past) sniggled (past)

Derived Forms

sniggler

Synonyms

steal abduct abstract appropriate bag bandit bash and grab bone boost burgle burglarize borrow

Questions

How do you pronounce sniggle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnɪ.ɡəl/.
What does sniggle mean?: To chortle or chuckle; snicker.
Where does sniggle come from?: From an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker.

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