snitterv.1
Obsolete exc. dialect.
intransitive. Of snow: To fall.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > snow or fall (of snow) [verb (intransitive)]
snewc725
it snowsc1330
snitterc1400
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2003 Þe snawe snitered ful snart, þat snayped þe wylde.
1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 227 Snitter, to snow.
Derivatives
ˈsnittering adj.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > falling (of snow)
snitteringc1400
spitting1567
c1400 Anturs of Arth. vii Thay ran to the roches,..For the snyterand [Douce sneterand] snaue, that snaypely hom snellus.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
snitterv.2
Scottish and northern dialect.
To laugh in a suppressed, nervous manner (at something). Also as n.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger
neicherc1550
whickera1656
snicker1694
nichera1700
snigger1706
snirt1724
snirtle?a1786
sniggle1815
snitter1825
nicker1827
the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > sniggering > instance of
snirt1781
nichera1791
nickera1791
snigger1823
snitter1825
snicker1836
sniggle1852
squirk1882
squiggle1898
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. To snuister, or Snuitter, to laugh in a suppressed or clandestine way, through the nostrils. Snuister, snuitter, a laugh of this description.
1892 M. C. F. Morris Yorks. Folk-talk 374 What's ta stannin' theer snitterin' an' laffin' at?
1896 ‘G. Umber’ Ayrshire Idylls 71 Hoo her words should provoke sae muckle snitterin' an' lauchin'.
1975 New Society 31 July 235/2 A prevailing snitter (cross between snigger and titter) greeted the preview of..a new play... There was plenty to snitter at.
1975 W. McIlvanney Docherty iii. v. 270 ‘Ye micht never be heard o'.’ ‘Sen' in David Livingstone,’ Conn said. Tom snittered.
1977 W. McIlvanney Laidlaw xxxviii. 177 Harkness began to laugh. Laidlaw stared at him, then..snittered at himself.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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