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Snicker vs Sniggle - What's the difference?

snicker | sniggle |

As verbs the difference between snicker and sniggle

is that snicker is to emit a snicker: a stifled or broken laugh while sniggle is to catch an eel by thrusting a baited hook into its den.

As a noun snicker

is a stifled or broken laugh.

snicker

English

Alternative forms

* snigger

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stifled or broken laugh

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To emit a snicker: a stifled or broken laugh.
  • (of a horse) To whinny.

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    sniggle

    English

    Verb

  • To catch an eel by thrusting a baited hook into its den.
  • Alternate spelling and pronunciation of snicker (corruption with giggle.) To chortle or chuckle.
  • (obsolete) To steal something of little value; diminutive corruption of snag + diminutive suffix.

    • Related terms

    * sniggler (a person who sniggles)

    References

    * Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus 1993.

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