"snitter" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: snitters [present, singular, third-person], snittering [participle, present], snittered [participle, past], snittered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} snitter (third-person singular simple present snitters, present participle snittering, simple past and past participle snittered)
  1. (intransitive) To giggle in a suppressed manner; to titter. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Laughter

Inflected forms

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