sniggled

sniggled is the simple past and past participle of sniggle.

Meaning of sniggle

sniggle (third-person singular simple present sniggles, present participle sniggling, simple past and past participle sniggled)

(intransitive) To chortle or chuckle; snicker.
- 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.1864, Elizabeth Gaskell, Cousin Phillis

sniggle (third-person singular simple present sniggles, present participle sniggling, simple past and past participle sniggled)

(intransitive) To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.
- 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.[2012 December 1, “Transparent gold”, in The Economist, →ISSN
(transitive) To catch by this means.
(figuratively, transitive) To ensnare.

sniggle (third-person singular simple present sniggles, present participle sniggling, simple past and past participle sniggled)

What is sniggled the simple past and past participle of?: Sniggled is the simple past and past participle of sniggle.

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