snigger

🇺🇸 /ˈsnɪɡər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsnɪɡə(r)/
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verb
R

to laugh quietly in a way that is not very nice, often because someone else is having a problem or you find something rude funny

The boys were sniggering at the silly joke.

男の子たちはばかげた冗談でにっこり笑っていました。

noun
R

a quiet laugh that is not very nice, often because someone else is having a problem or you find something rude funny

The teacher heard a snigger from the back of the classroom and asked the students to be quiet.

先生は教室の後ろからかすかに笑い声を聞いて、生徒たちに静かにと頼みました。

translation

v. にっこり笑う
n. にっこり笑う

語形変化

3rd Present sniggers
Progressive sniggering
Past sniggered
Plural sniggers
Perfect sniggered