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snitter

snitter verb: to giggle in a suppressed manner; to titter.

Verb

snitter (third-person singular simple present snitters, present participle snittering, simple past and past participle snittered)

  1. (intransitive) To giggle in a suppressed manner; to titter.
    • She snittered once briefly, like a horse neighing, and cut it short. Glancing at her, Charlie saw her lips twisting nervously in an attempt to suppress the laughter which showed beneath her composure like a kitten under a coverlet.1966, William McIlvanney, Remedy is None, page 44
    • He started snittering. He sounded like he thought it was funny.2001, Basil Copper, No Flowers for the General, page 12

Forms of snitter

third-person singular presentsnitters
present participlesnittering
past participlesnittered
pastsnittered

Questions about snitter

What does snitter mean?
Snitter means to giggle in a suppressed manner; to titter.
What part of speech is snitter?
Snitter is a verb.
What is the past tense of snitter?
The past tense of snitter is snittered.

Words near snitter in the dictionary

  1. snithes
  2. snithing
  3. snithy
  4. sniting
  5. snits
  6. snitter
  7. snittered
  8. Snitterfield
  9. snittering
  10. snitters
  11. snittier

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