Snicker

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a partly stifled laugh: "I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker” ( T.S. Eliot).
  • n. A snide, slightly stifled laugh.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A stifled or broken laugh
  • v. To emit a snicker: a stifled or broken laugh.
  • v. To whinny.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.
  • verb-intransitive. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.
  • n. A half suppressed, broken laugh.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To laugh in a half-suppressed or foolish manner; giggle.
  • To say in a giggling manner.
  • Also snigger.
  • n. A halfsuppressed laugh; a giggle. Also snigger.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a disrespectful laugh
  • v. laugh quietly
  • Verb Form
    snickered    snickering    snickers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    laugh    laughter    express mirth    express joy   
    Variant
    snigger   
    Form
    snickered    snickering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    laugh   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bicker    bricker    clicker    dicker    flicker    kicker    knicker    licker    liquor    picker   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    titter    snigger    guffaw    giggle    caw    smirk    chortle    clunk    cackle    jeer