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snicker

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snick·er  (snkr)
intr.v. snick·ered, snick·er·ing, snick·ers
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.
[Perhaps imitative.]
snicker·ing·ly adv.
snicker [ˈsnɪkə]
n & vb
another word, esp US and Canadian, for snigger
vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) to whinny
[probably of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snickersnicker - a disrespectful laugh                
snigger, snort
laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb1.snicker - laugh quietly
snigger
express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter
snicker
verb
snigger, laugh, giggle, smirk, titter We all snickered at her.
noun
snigger, laugh, giggle, titter a chorus of jeers and snickers
Translations
snicker [ˈsnɪkəʳ] (Am)
1. vi → ridacchiare
2. n → risatina
snicker [ˈsnɪkəʳ] (Am)
1. vi → ridacchiare
2. n → risatina


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At seven in the morning, when Skipper rolled him out of the blanket and got up, Jerry celebrated the new day by chasing the wild-dog back into his hole and by drawing a snicker from the blacks on deck, when, with a growl and a flash of teeth, he made Lerumie side-step half a dozen feet and yield the deck to him.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
The minister was preaching and everything was quiet and solemn when he heard a snicker behind him.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
If anyone tells you that a friendship can be deeper and bigger and more worth while than dollars and cents, or even more worth while than state politics, you snicker and laugh.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
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