- a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
- to utter such a laugh
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snick•er /ˈsnɪkɚ/USA pronunciation also snigger /ˈsnɪgɚ/USA pronunciation
v. [no object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- to laugh quietly but disrespectfully:The children snickered when the teacher turned his back.[~ + at + object]They snickered at his attempt to roller-skate.
n. [countable]
- a snickering laugh.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
snick•er
(snik′ər),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
n.
snick′er•ing•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
v.t.
- to utter with a snicker.
n.
- a snickering laugh.
- of expressive origin, originally 1685–95
snig•ger
(snig′ər),USA pronunciation v.i., v.t., n.
snig′ger•ing•ly, adv.
- snicker.
snig′ger•ing•ly, adv.
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snigger /ˈsnɪɡə/, US and Canadian snicker /ˈsnɪkə/ n