snicker

snicker
Synonyms and related words:
Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, fleer, gales of laughter, giggle, go into convulsions, guffaw, ha-ha, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hilarity, ho-ho, horselaugh, jeer at, laugh, laugh at, laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, leer, mock, nearly die laughing, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter, risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter, sardonic grin, scorn, scornful laugh, shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, smirk, sneer, snigger, sniggle, snort, split, split with laughter, tee-hee, titter, yuck, yuk-yuk

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • snicker — [snik′ər] vi. [echoic] 1. to laugh in a sly or derisive, partly stifled manner 2. to neigh; nicker vt. to utter with a snicker n. a sly or derisive, partly stifled laugh SYN. LAUGH snickeringly adv …   English World dictionary

  • Snicker — Snick er, n. A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also {snigger}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snicker — Snick er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also {snigger}.] 1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one s sleeve. [1913 Webster] 2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snicker — index mock (deride) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • snicker — (v.) 1690s, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Du. snikken to gasp, sob. Related: Snickered; snickering. The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb …   Etymology dictionary

  • snicker — ► VERB 1) snigger. 2) (of a horse) whinny. ► NOUN ▪ an act or sound of snickering. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • snicker — UK [ˈsnɪkə(r)] / US [ˈsnɪkər] verb [intransitive] Word forms snicker : present tense I/you/we/they snicker he/she/it snickers present participle snickering past tense snickered past participle snickered 1) if a horse snickers, it makes a low… …   English dictionary

  • snicker — snick|er [ˈsnıkə US ər] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] [i]AmE to laugh quietly and in a way that is not nice at something which is not supposed to be funny British Equivalent: sniggersnicker at ▪ The other students snickered at Steve …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snicker — [[t]snɪ̱kə(r)[/t]] snickers, snickering, snickered VERB If you snicker, you laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or embarrassing. [V at n] We all snickered at Mrs. Swenson. [Also V] Syn: snigger N COUNT Snicker is… …   English dictionary

  • snicker — snickeringly, adv. /snik euhr/, v.i. 1. to laugh in a half suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner. v.t. 2. to utter with a snicker. n. 3. a snickering laugh. Also, snigger. [1685 95; of expressive orig.] * * * …   Universalium

  • snicker — 1. noun /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ),ˈsnɪkɚ/ A stifled or broken laugh 2. verb /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ),ˈsnɪkɚ/ To emit a snicker stifled or broken laugh …   Wiktionary

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