snigger

snigger
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, laugh, laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, leer, nearly die laughing, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter, risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter, sardonic grin, scornful laugh, shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, smirk, sneer, snicker, snort, split, split with laughter, tee-hee, titter, yuck, yuk-yuk

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  • Snigger — Snig ger, v. i. See {Snicker}. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snigger — Snig ger, n. See {Snicker}. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

  • snigger — (v.) 1706, variant form of SNICKER (Cf. snicker) (v.). Related: Sniggered; sniggering …   Etymology dictionary

  • snigger — ► NOUN ▪ a smothered or half suppressed laugh. ► VERB ▪ give such a laugh. ORIGIN variant of SNICKER(Cf. ↑snicker) …   English terms dictionary

  • snigger — [snig′ər] vi., vt., n. [echoic] SNICKER …   English World dictionary

  • snigger — UK [ˈsnɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈsnɪɡər] verb [intransitive] Word forms snigger : present tense I/you/we/they snigger he/she/it sniggers present participle sniggering past tense sniggered past participle sniggered British to laugh quietly, especially at… …   English dictionary

  • snigger — [[t]snɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] sniggers, sniggering, sniggered VERB If someone sniggers, they laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or unkind. Suddenly, three schoolkids sitting near me started sniggering... How can I forget,… …   English dictionary

  • snigger — 1. noun /ˈsnɪɡə/ a) A partly suppressed or broken laugh Here the unfeeling Toad broke into a snigger, and then pulled himself together and tried to look particularly solemn. b) A sly or snide laugh 2. verb /ˈsnɪɡə/ To emit …   Wiktionary

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

  • snigger — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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