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snicker
[snik-er]
verb (used without object)
to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
verb (used with object)
to utter with a snicker.
noun
a snickering laugh.
snicker
/ ˈɪə /
noun
a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
verb
Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries): snigger.to utter such a laugh
(of a horse) to whinny
Other 51Թ Forms
- snickeringly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of snicker1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of snicker1
Example Sentences
And while members of the GOP applauded Booker’s tenacity, they also secretly snickered that “he’ll be as successful as Thurmond was holding back civil rights.”
Once recovered and breathing properly, one snicker from either of us in remembrance of what had been so funny, and off we would go, falling back into hysterics.
The differences were stark and — save for the occasional groan, eye roll or sarcastic snicker — politely received.
Hardly a mention of the production went by without a snicker.
Two of the men coughed to hide their snickering.
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