snirtle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From snirt +‎ -le (frequentative suffix).

Verb[edit]

snirtle (third-person singular simple present snirtles, present participle snirtling, simple past and past participle snirtled)

  1. (intransitive) To snigger

Noun[edit]

snirtle (plural snirtles)

  1. a snigger

References[edit]

  • “snirtle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • Collin's English Dictionary, 2014
  • (Under "snirt") in David Murison and William Grant, eds. "The Scottish National Dictionary", Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1971.

Anagrams[edit]

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