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snirting

snirting is the present participle and gerund of snirt.

Meaning of snirt

Verb

snirt (third-person singular simple present snirts, present participle snirting, simple past and past participle snirted)

  1. (Scotland) To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
    • "He grins, and snirts, and thraws ye ken —1833, Anonymous, writing in The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, page 575, "Willie and Pate"

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Questions about snirting

What is snirting the present participle and gerund of?
Snirting is the present participle and gerund of snirt.

Words near snirting in the dictionary

  1. snipsnapsnorum
  2. snipt
  3. snipy
  4. snirt
  5. snirted
  6. snirting
  7. snirtle
  8. snirtled
  9. snirtles
  10. snirtling
  11. snirts

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