Sniggle vs Snuggle - What's the difference?
sniggle | snuggle |
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.
(intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.
* 1922 , :
To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.
As verbs the difference between sniggle and snuggle
is that sniggle is to catch an eel by thrusting a baited hook into its den while snuggle is (intransitive) to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.As a noun snuggle is
an affectionate hug.sniggle
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References
*Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus1993.
Anagrams
*snuggle
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Synonyms
* (hug) cuddle * (final remnant in bottle) sipVerb
(snuggl)- Sometimes my girlfriend and I snuggle .
- The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.
- The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.
- And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.
- Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags.
- The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.