snig·gle (snĭg′əl) v. snig·gled , snig·gling , snig·gles
v. intr. To fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their hiding places.
v. tr. To catch (an eel) in this manner.
[From dialectal snig , a small eel , from Middle English snigge ; probably akin to snegge , a snail , akin to Old English snægl , snail .]
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sniggle (ˈsnɪɡəl ) vb 1. (Angling) (intr ) to fish for eels by dangling or thrusting a baited hook into cavities
2. (Angling) (tr ) to catch (eels) by sniggling
n (Angling) the baited hook used for sniggling eels
[C17: from C15 snig young eel]
ˈsniggler n
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snig•gle (ˈsnɪg əl) v. -gled, -gling. v.i. 1. to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places.
v.t. 2. to catch by sniggling.
[1645–55;
snig eel (late Middle English
snygge ) +
-le ]
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sniggle Past participle: sniggledGerund: snigglingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I sniggle you sniggle he/she/it sniggles we sniggle you sniggle they sniggle
Preterite I sniggled you sniggled he/she/it sniggled we sniggled you sniggled they sniggled
Present Continuous I am sniggling you are sniggling he/she/it is sniggling we are sniggling you are sniggling they are sniggling
Present Perfect I have sniggled you have sniggled he/she/it has sniggled we have sniggled you have sniggled they have sniggled
Past Continuous I was sniggling you were sniggling he/she/it was sniggling we were sniggling you were sniggling they were sniggling
Past Perfect I had sniggled you had sniggled he/she/it had sniggled we had sniggled you had sniggled they had sniggled
Future I will sniggle you will sniggle he/she/it will sniggle we will sniggle you will sniggle they will sniggle
Future Perfect I will have sniggled you will have sniggled he/she/it will have sniggled we will have sniggled you will have sniggled they will have sniggled
Future Continuous I will be sniggling you will be sniggling he/she/it will be sniggling we will be sniggling you will be sniggling they will be sniggling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been sniggling you have been sniggling he/she/it has been sniggling we have been sniggling you have been sniggling they have been sniggling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been sniggling you will have been sniggling he/she/it will have been sniggling we will have been sniggling you will have been sniggling they will have been sniggling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been sniggling you had been sniggling he/she/it had been sniggling we had been sniggling you had been sniggling they had been sniggling
Conditional I would sniggle you would sniggle he/she/it would sniggle we would sniggle you would sniggle they would sniggle
Past Conditional I would have sniggled you would have sniggled he/she/it would have sniggled we would have sniggled you would have sniggled they would have sniggled
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