Snigger

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons
        attempt to suppress loud laughter.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snicker \Snick"er\, n.
     A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also {snigger}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snigger \Snig"ger\, v. i.
     See {Snicker}. --Thackeray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snigger \Snig"ger\, n.
     See {Snicker}. --Dickens.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snigger
       n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snort}]
       v : laugh quietly [syn: {snicker}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "snigger":
     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