Sniggle

Quick meaning: Sniggle is a verb meaning (intransitive) To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

Meaning

(intransitive) To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.
2. (transitive) To catch by this means.
3. (transitive, figurative) To ensnare.
4. (obsolete) To steal something of little value.

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.

Word Forms

• sniggles
• sniggling
• sniggled

Synonyms for sniggle

Depending on context, synonyms include steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include snigger, snicker, snitter, snickle, snirtle, chortle.

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