CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SNIRTLE
PRESENT
Present
I snirtle
you snirtle
he/she/it snirtles
we snirtle
you snirtle
they snirtle
Present continuous
I am snirtling
you are snirtling
he/she/it is snirtling
we are snirtling
you are snirtling
they are snirtling
Present perfect
I have snirtled
you have snirtled
he/she/it has snirtled
we have snirtled
you have snirtled
they have snirtled
Present perfect continuous
I have been snirtling
you have been snirtling
he/she/it has been snirtling
we have been snirtling
you have been snirtling
they have been snirtling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I snirtled
you snirtled
he/she/it snirtled
we snirtled
you snirtled
they snirtled
Past continuous
I was snirtling
you were snirtling
he/she/it was snirtling
we were snirtling
you were snirtling
they were snirtling
Past perfect
I had snirtled
you had snirtled
he/she/it had snirtled
we had snirtled
you had snirtled
they had snirtled
Past perfect continuous
I had been snirtling
you had been snirtling
he/she/it had been snirtling
we had been snirtling
you had been snirtling
they had been snirtling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will snirtle
you will snirtle
he/she/it will snirtle
we will snirtle
you will snirtle
they will snirtle
Future continuous
I will be snirtling
you will be snirtling
he/she/it will be snirtling
we will be snirtling
you will be snirtling
they will be snirtling
Future perfect
I will have snirtled
you will have snirtled
he/she/it will have snirtled
we will have snirtled
you will have snirtled
they will have snirtled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been snirtling
you will have been snirtling
he/she/it will have been snirtling
we will have been snirtling
you will have been snirtling
they will have been snirtling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would snirtle
you would snirtle
he/she/it would snirtle
we would snirtle
you would snirtle
they would snirtle
Conditional continuous
I would be snirtling
you would be snirtling
he/she/it would be snirtling
we would be snirtling
you would be snirtling
they would be snirtling
Conditional perfect
I would have snirtle
you would have snirtle
he/she/it would have snirtle
we would have snirtle
you would have snirtle
they would have snirtle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been snirtling
you would have been snirtling
he/she/it would have been snirtling
we would have been snirtling
you would have been snirtling
they would have been snirtling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you snirtle
we let´s snirtle
you snirtle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
snirtling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIRTLE»
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snirtle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
snirtle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To ...
To SNIRTLE, Snurtle, v. n. Dimin. of snirt; to laugh in a subdued, restrained,
timorous, or mocking manner : to snirtle in one's sleeve, to snirtle secretly, to
chuckle or smile slyly in mockery of a person. V. Snirt. WT ghastly ee, poor
Tweedle-dee ...
John Jamieson, John Longmuir, David Donaldson (F.E.I.S.), 1887
2
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Dmf. Ye weel may snirt within yer sleeva, Qunm Hmflnr (1863) :52. Gall. The
lasses snirted an' lauched at 'm (1.55.). H.13- Ant. Bailynmm Obs. (1892). n.Cy.],
Lnltel.'2 (s.v. Snirtle). Cum. Began teh snurt an laugh at meh, Sancnsson 10:
Scan; ...
3
The Complete Works of Robert Burns
Snirt, snirtle, concealed laughter. He feigned to snirtle in his sleeve. Snod, nea .
Snood, a fillet or ribbon for the hair. See Sillaen snood. Snool, one whose spirit is
broken with oppressive slavery : as a verb, to submit tamely, to humiliate or ...
Robert Burns, George Gebbie, James Hunter, 1909
4
The Complete Works of Robert Burns (self-interpreting) ...
Sniri, snirtle, concealed laughter. He feigned to snirtle in his sleeve. Snod, neat.
Snood, a fillet or ribbon for the hair. See Silken snood. Snool, one whose spirit is
broken with oppressive slavery : as a verb, to submit tamely, to humiliate or ...
5
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Snirtle, to laugh slily, or in a half -suppressed manner : — " He failed to snirtle in
his sleeve When thus the laird addressed her." —Burns : The Jolty Beggars.
Snowk, to snuff, to smell, to scent : — " Wi' social nose they snuffed and snoroket.
6
The Poetry of Robert Burns: Songs. Unauthorised poems. ...
76. 7; snick-drawing = scheming : ' ye auld, snick-drawing dog,' i. 51. 17; 'he weel
a snick can draw '= he is good at cheating, ii. 86. 21. See Note, vol. ii. 359. Cf.
Engl. a draw-latch. Snirtle, to snigger : ' he f eign'd to snirtle in his sleeve,' ii. 13. 7.
Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley, Thomas Finlayson Henderson, 1901
7
The Songs of Robert Burns
But tho' his little heart did grieve When round the tinkler prest her, He feign'd to
snirtle in his sleeve When thus the caird address'd her: — roosty rusty swoor
swore speet spit, skewer hunkers haunches snirtle snigger pliver plover 10 15 36
My ...
8
The Complete Works of Robert Burns Part Five
Wi' ghastly e'e, poor tweedle-dee Upon his hunkers bended, And pray'd for grace
wi' ruefu' face, And sae the quarrel ended. But tho' his little heart did grieve When
round the tinkler prest her, He feign'd to snirtle in his sleeve, When thus the ...
9
The Poetry of Robert Burns
II Wi' ghastly e'e poor Tweedle-Dee Upon his hunkers bended, hams An' pray'd
for grace wi' ruefu' face, An' sue the quarrel ended. so But tho' his little heart did
grieve When round the tinkler prest her, He feign'd to snirtle in his sleeve snigger
...
10
A dictionary of Lowland Scotch: with an introductory chapter ...
... man, and snell In tournament, and eke in fight. — Morte Arthur. Shivering from
cold, the season was so snell. —Douglas: Eneid. The winds blew snell. — Allan
Ramsay. Snelly the hail smote the skeleton trees. — James Ballantine. Snirtle.
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIRTLE»
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100 Random Facts About The English Language
To snirtle is to try to suppress a laugh. 99. In Elizabethan slang, tailors were nicknamed snip-snappers. 100. A lampus is an awkward and clumsy fall, part way ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
Borborygmus, ramfeezled and zamzodden: Weird and wonderful …
"Fadoodle" means silliness or nonsense and who can resist the verb "snirtle"- to laugh at in a series of snorts? If you are not happy you are less than carked and ... «Express.co.uk, Nov 13»
'Let's snatch begrumpled from the brink of obscurity': Author …
Many of the words - which also include terms like snirtle, fratchy and jargogle - were compiled after she invited people to come up with suggestions for the book. «Daily Mail, Nov 13»
Feast your wink-a-peeps and have a snirtle at the curios of English …
No reader of The Times could ever be called a blatteroon or a ninnyhammer and certainly not a slubberdegullion, but you may be feeling particularly ramfeezled ... «The Times, Nov 13»
Eee lass, you look a right stridewallops in your apple catchers …
Froligozene is the Tudor-Stuart word for rejoice; winnick (Lincolnshire), to giggle and laugh alternately; snirtle (1785), to laugh in a quiet or restrained manner; ... «Daily Mail, Nov 09»
