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sniggle.

To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsnɪ.ɡəl/
  1. To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈsnɪ.ɡəl/
  1. To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.

    intransitive
  2. To catch by this means.

    transitive
  3. To ensnare.

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈsnɪ.ɡəl/
  1. To steal something of little value.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From snig or an alteration of snag + -le.

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