snigger

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A sly or snide laugh
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.

To emit a snigger

presently the Mole's spirits revived again, and he was even able to give some straight back-talk to a couple of moorhens who were sniggering to each other about his bedraggled appearance.

laugh quietly
{f} snicker, laugh in a partially suppressed scornful manner
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 Snigger is also a noun. trying to suppress a snigger. to laugh quietly in a way that is not nice at something which is not supposed to be funny American Equivalent: snickersnigger at (snicker)
a disrespectful laugh
snicker
To emit a snicker—stifled or broken laugh
sniggeringly
With sniggers; with sardonic laughter
snicker
{v} to laugh slily or contemptuously
snicker
A stifled or broken laugh
snicker
laugh quietly
snicker
To emit a snicker
snicker
{f} laugh quietly, laugh in a stifled manner; laugh slyly; neigh, whinny (of a horse)
snicker
A half suppressed, broken laugh
snicker
To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve
snicker
a disrespectful laugh
snicker
{i} sly laugh; stifled laughter, suppressed chuckle; neigh, whinny (made by a horse)
snicker
To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter
snicker
a disrespectful laugh laugh quietly
snicker
If you snicker, you laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or embarrassing. We all snickered at Mrs. Swenson. = snigger Snicker is also a noun. a chorus of jeers and snickers. to laugh quietly and in a way that is not nice at something which is not supposed to be funny British Equivalent: sniggersnicker at (From the sound)
sniggered
past of snigger
sniggering
present participle of snigger
sniggering
{i} laughing in a partially suppressed scornful manner
sniggeringly
snickeringly, with suppressed scornful laughter
snigger
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