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[ snik -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsnɪk ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
Origin of snicker First recorded in 1685–95; of expressive origin
OTHER WORDS FROM snicker snick·er·ing·ly, adverb
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH snicker sneaker, snicker Words nearby snicker Snell's law, SNF, SNG, snib, snick, snicker , snickersnee, snicket, Snickometer, snide, sniff
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Example sentences from the Web for snicker The attitude of the local colleagues at first puzzled us, and then made us snicker in a superior way.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken| October 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“It sounds horrible,” Hef says on the phone from the Mansion in Los Angeles, punctuating his sarcasm with a snicker .
Getting a Rise Out of Hef | Lloyd Grove| January 4, 2011| DAILY BEAST
My watching class mates burst into a snicker , and I into real tears of anger, not of pain.
Confessions of an Opera Singer | Kathleen Howard
At this retort a snicker went up in the crowd, and Shan turned upon his followers with a brow like a thundercloud.
Ted Strong's Motor Car | Edward C. Taylor
Hawaiians believe in “little people” that live in deep woods and peep and snicker at travellers who pass.
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A snicker followed Mr. Hepplewhite as he dragged himself back to his seat among the spectators.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt | Arthur Train
The snicker that came from the crowd at this remark maddened Andy.
The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall | Spencer Davenport
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British Dictionary definitions for snicker noun mainly US and Canadian a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
verb to utter such a laugh Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries): snigger
(of a horse) to whinny
Word Origin for snicker C17: probably of imitative origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Words related to snicker sneer, smirk, chortle, chuckle, giggle, knock, guffaw, snigger, titter, mock, sniggle, tehee