Giggle vs. Sniggle

Giggleverb

To laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way.

Gigglenoun

A high-pitched, silly laugh.

Gigglenoun

(informal) Fun; an amusing episode.

Giggleverb

To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity.

Gigglenoun

A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh.

Gigglenoun

a foolish or nervous laugh

Giggleverb

laugh nervously;

Sniggleverb

(intransitive) To chortle or chuckle; snicker.

Sniggleverb

(intransitive) To fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their dens.

Sniggleverb

(transitive) To catch by this means.

Sniggleverb

To ensnare.

Sniggleverb

(obsolete) To steal something of little value

Sniggleverb

To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places.

Sniggleverb

To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare.

Sniggle

A sniggle is a type of fish hook used for catching eels (known as snigs), using the method of sniggling. A typical method of sniggling is to tie a fishing line to the middle of a large needle or fish hook.