verb
Meaning 1
To chortle or chuckle; snicker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Standard Lemma guide
sniggle
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsnɪ.ɡəl/
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verb
Meaning 2
To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To catch by this means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To ensnare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To steal something of little value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bash and grab, bone, boost, burgle, burglarize, borrow, cheat, chore, commandeer, confiscate, convert, cop, cozen, crib, embezzle, filch, fleece, flog, gaffle, gilravage, half-inch, heave, heist, jack, kidnap, knock off, kipe, kyper, liberate, lift, loot, make off with, mill, misappropriate, mooch, moonlight requisition, nick, nip, own, peculate, pickpocket, pilfer, pinch, pillage, pirate, plunder, poach, pocket, prig, purloin, raid, ransack, rape, relieve, reave, rip, rip off, rob, run off with, snag, snatch, sniggle, snitch, swindle, swipe, thieve, walk off with
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker.
See snig (“a kind of eel”) + -le (frequentative verbal suffix).
From snig or an alteration of snag + -le.