sniggle
ˈsnɪɡ.əl
Definition Conjugation

Definition of sniggle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
laughterintr.Datedchortle or chuckle quietlyintr.Dated
  • He couldn't help but sniggle at the joke.
giggle titter
2.
fishing techniquetr./intr.Rarefish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their hiding placestr./intr.Rare
  • They went to the river to sniggle for eels during the summer..
baiting
3.
stealingtr.DatedUKsteal something of little valuetr.DatedUK
  • In his youth, he would sniggle apples from the market.
pilfer purloin
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Origin of sniggle

Unknown, possibly dialectal origin

Examples of sniggle in a sentence

  • The children would sniggle at the funny faces.
  • They taught us how to sniggle in the creek.
  • He learned to sniggle from his grandfather.
  • She would sniggle trinkets from her sister's room.
  • They used to sniggle candies from the jar when no one was looking.

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  1. French:glousser, pêcher l'anguille en sondant ses cachettes à l'hameçon, ...
  2. German:kichern, Aalstechen, ...
  3. Italian:ridacchiare, pescare con l'amo, ...
  4. Spanish:reírse entre dientes, pescar anguilas, ...
  5. Portuguese:rir baixinho, apanhar enguias, ...
  6. Chinese:窃笑, 钓鳗鱼, ...
  7. Japanese:くすくす笑う, スニグルする, ...
  8. Arabic:ضَحِكَ بِخُفْيَة, صاد الثعابين بدفع خطاف مع طعم إلى أماكن اختبائها, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְגַחֵךְ, לְחַפֵּשׂ, ...
  10. Russian:хихикать, ловить угрей сниглингом, ...
  11. Ukrainian:хихикати, ловити вугра, ...
  12. Hindi:मुस्कुराना, स्निगल करना, ...

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