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snaughle

UK/ˈsnɑːfəl/US/ˈsnæfəl/

snaughle verb: to (repeatedly) snort while laughing; snort and laugh at the same time.

Verb

snaughle (third-person singular simple present snaughles, present participle snaughling, simple past and past participle snaughled)

  1. (informal, intransitive, neologism) To (repeatedly) snort while laughing; snort and laugh at the same time.
    • “The attic.” She was looking at the menu board when she heard a snort beside her. “The attic?” It wasn't just a snort. It was a laugh and a snort. Nancy was snaughling at her. “Who in the world cleans an attic? That's like vacuuming a shed.”2016, Janice M. Whiteaker, Run
    • Go ahead, make me laugh and snaughle!2017 June, Caroline Craven, “Peeing One's Pants - Really?”, in Girl with MS

Forms of snaughle

third-person singular presentsnaughles
present participlesnaughling
past participlesnaughled
pastsnaughled

Origin of snaughle

Blend of snort + laugh + -le.

Questions about snaughle

What does snaughle mean?
Snaughle means to (repeatedly) snort while laughing; snort and laugh at the same time.
What part of speech is snaughle?
Snaughle is a verb.
How do you pronounce snaughle?
Snaughle is pronounced /ˈsnɑːfəl/ (UK).
What is the past tense of snaughle?
The past tense of snaughle is snaughled.

Words near snaughle in the dictionary

  1. snathing
  2. snaths
  3. snatiation
  4. snattock
  5. snattocks
  6. snaughle
  7. snaughled
  8. snaughles
  9. snaughling
  10. snausage
  11. snausages

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