snicker

🇺🇸 /ˈsnɪkər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsnɪkə(r)/
Frequency
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verb
R

to quietly laugh in a way that shows you think something is funny or silly, but in a not-so-nice way

The kids snickered when the teacher tripped over his shoelace.

noun
R

a quiet laugh that shows you think something is funny or silly, but in a not-so-nice way

The teacher heard a snicker from the back of the classroom.

translation

v. to quietly laugh in a way that shows you think something is funny or silly, but in a not-so-nice way
n. a quiet laugh that shows you think something is funny or silly, but in a not-so-nice way

Word Forms

3rd Present snickers
Past snickered
Perfect snickered
Progressive snickering
Plural snickers