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snigging

snigging is the present participle and gerund of snig.

Meaning of snig

Verb

snig (third-person singular simple present snigs, present participle snigging, simple past and past participle snigged)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.
  2. (UK, dialectal) To sneak.
  3. (UK, dialectal) To chop off; to cut.

See all 4 meanings of snig

Questions about snigging

What is snigging the present participle and gerund of?
Snigging is the present participle and gerund of snig.

Words near snigging in the dictionary

  1. sniggeringly
  2. sniggerings
  3. sniggers
  4. sniggersome
  5. sniggery
  6. snigging
  7. sniggle
  8. sniggled
  9. sniggler
  10. snigglers
  11. sniggles

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