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) vb1. (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: sniggled
Gerund: sniggling
| 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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