different between sniggle vs snuggle

English

Etymology 1

From an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker.

Verb

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

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

     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.

Etymology 2

See snig (“a kind of eel”) +? -le (frequentative verbal suffix).

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their dens.
2. (transitive) To catch by this means.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To ensnare.

Derived terms

• sniggler

Etymology 3

From an alteration of snag +? -le.

Verb

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

1. (obsolete) To steal something of little value

References

• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus 1993.

Anagrams

• eglings, gesling, gingles, leggins, niggles

English

Etymology

First attested in 1687. snug +? -le (frequentative suffix); spelt with doubled ‘g’ to clarify pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sn???l/
• Rhymes: -???l

Noun

snuggle (plural snuggles)

1. An affectionate hug.
2. The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.

Synonyms

• (hug): cuddle
• (final remnant in bottle): sip

Verb

snuggle (third-person singular simple present snuggles, present participle snuggling, simple past and past participle snuggled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.

   Sometimes my girlfriend and I snuggle.

   The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.

   The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.

   • 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit:

     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.

2. To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.

   Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags.

   The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.

Synonyms

• cuddle

Translations

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