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单词 snicker
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Definition of snicker in English:

snicker

verb ˈsnɪkəˈsnɪkər
[no object]
  • 1Give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh; snigger.

    he could imagine them snickering as he passed
    she is a woman they all love to snicker at
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She started snickering at their dazed faces, before cracking up and laughing loudly.
    • They tasted the wines without knowing their identities, snickering confidently as they scribbled down their scores.
    • And, I snickered, laughed internally, and asked some veiled questions about his movie.
    • I mean, you can almost hear the reporters snickering in the background.
    • My sister stood in front of us with a small group of friends, snickering and giggling as though they'd completely lost their minds.
    • She snickered, and I could imagine her shaking her head if she was watching my face brimming with laughter at the joke I had played on her.
    • He smirked at what he had said and I snickered, standing up and stretching.
    • For a good five minutes, we laughed, snickered, giggled, and chuckled our tension away.
    • I snickered and we walked on, passing a room that was shrieking of laughter and lights glowing from the crack in the door.
    • Christopher snickered, just barely withholding it from the full laugh, and Paul smirked.
    • The entire time, she was smirking and the class was snickering.
    • I banged my head on the desk over and over again as everyone turned to look at me, snickering and smirking.
    • He didn't snicker, pass on rumors, and go out of his way to avoid, or make fun of her.
    • Some looked to be older than fifteen, and when they passed, they snickered at the younger girl.
    • As she played though, Josie noticed several of the other girls snickering and giggling about the room.
    • People would laugh and snicker, but he delivered.
    • They laughed and snickered with their yellow eyes glowing in the dark.
    • Some people passing looked at us curiously, a couple boys our age snickered as they passed.
    • Before long, he started to snicker and laugh wildly, clapping his hands over his eyes.
    • Though a few boys snicker as he passes, most stared with respect.
    Synonyms
    snigger, sneer, smirk, simper
    titter, giggle, chortle
    1. 1.1 (of a horse) whinny.
      the horse flicked its ears and snickered with pleasure
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Her snout split into an ear to ear grin and she snickered at him.
noun ˈsnɪkəˈsnɪkər
  • 1A smothered laugh; a snigger.

    he could not evoke a snicker with his jokes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was some scattered snickers and laughing around the room.
    • For 23 years, she had tolerated the raised eyebrows, the rude snickers, the outright guffaws.
    • Everyone tried not to laugh but the snickers were there.
    • Erin smirked at him when she heard a familiar snicker coming from the throne.
    • He was rewarded with giggles and snickers from a couple of siblings sitting in the row three seats behind him when he stood.
    • She nods with a roundhouse of snickers and giggles.
    • There was a brief pause, then Caitlin giggled and heard an answering snicker from Michael.
    • Some are patient, some will laugh, snicker, complain, or ignore the whole thing.
    • The laugh turned into a snicker, which led into a devilish cackle.
    • Laughter and snickers crept out of every section of the auditorium.
    • Hiding a slight smirk, she glanced back to the others, who had calmed down sufficiently to keep their laughter down to a few snickers.
    • We had to muffle our snickers with pillows as we fell laughing on the floor.
    • There were a few snickers as kids laughed at what everyone thought was a joke.
    • Your friends openly laugh and snicker, knowing the look is far below your standards.
    • I heard some of the guys laugh, snicker and chuckle off to the side.
    • I heard a few snicker and my brother smirked at me, ‘Revenge is so sweet little sis.’
    • His faced flushed with anger as the class burst out into snickers and full-fledged guffaws, but he remained steady.
    • While this story is not entirely without gaping plot holes or rampant silliness, it should at least provoke a good supply of laughs and snickers.
    • Please read the article while endeavoring not to laugh, chortle, snicker, hoot or whistle.
    • The class tittered in silent laugher and low snickers.
    Synonyms
    snigger, sneer, smirk, simper
    titter, giggle, chortle
    1. 1.1 A whinny.

Derivatives

  • snickeringly

  • adverbˈsnɪkərɪŋliˈsnɪkərɪŋli
    • He is obsessed with what kids snickeringly refer to as ‘potty humor,’ and his movies reek of it.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She patiently and interestedly (if somewhat snickeringly) listens to Mark Twain's theorizing.
      • The profession that has been snickeringly compared to assorted plagues, now seems to be the target of one.

Origin

Late 17th century: imitative.

Rhymes

bicker, clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, shicker, slicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker, Wicca, wicker
 
 

Definition of snicker in US English:

snicker

verbˈsnikərˈsnɪkər
[no object]
  • 1Give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh.

    he could imagine them snickering as he passed
    she is a woman they all love to snicker at
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He didn't snicker, pass on rumors, and go out of his way to avoid, or make fun of her.
    • As she played though, Josie noticed several of the other girls snickering and giggling about the room.
    • The entire time, she was smirking and the class was snickering.
    • She started snickering at their dazed faces, before cracking up and laughing loudly.
    • My sister stood in front of us with a small group of friends, snickering and giggling as though they'd completely lost their minds.
    • Before long, he started to snicker and laugh wildly, clapping his hands over his eyes.
    • He smirked at what he had said and I snickered, standing up and stretching.
    • I banged my head on the desk over and over again as everyone turned to look at me, snickering and smirking.
    • Some people passing looked at us curiously, a couple boys our age snickered as they passed.
    • Christopher snickered, just barely withholding it from the full laugh, and Paul smirked.
    • They tasted the wines without knowing their identities, snickering confidently as they scribbled down their scores.
    • She snickered, and I could imagine her shaking her head if she was watching my face brimming with laughter at the joke I had played on her.
    • I snickered and we walked on, passing a room that was shrieking of laughter and lights glowing from the crack in the door.
    • Though a few boys snicker as he passes, most stared with respect.
    • Some looked to be older than fifteen, and when they passed, they snickered at the younger girl.
    • People would laugh and snicker, but he delivered.
    • And, I snickered, laughed internally, and asked some veiled questions about his movie.
    • I mean, you can almost hear the reporters snickering in the background.
    • For a good five minutes, we laughed, snickered, giggled, and chuckled our tension away.
    • They laughed and snickered with their yellow eyes glowing in the dark.
    Synonyms
    snigger, sneer, smirk, simper
    1. 1.1 (of a horse) whinny.
      the horse flicked its ears and snickered with pleasure
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Her snout split into an ear to ear grin and she snickered at him.
nounˈsnikərˈsnɪkər
  • 1A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh.

    he could not evoke a snicker with his jokes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While this story is not entirely without gaping plot holes or rampant silliness, it should at least provoke a good supply of laughs and snickers.
    • Everyone tried not to laugh but the snickers were there.
    • We had to muffle our snickers with pillows as we fell laughing on the floor.
    • Please read the article while endeavoring not to laugh, chortle, snicker, hoot or whistle.
    • I heard some of the guys laugh, snicker and chuckle off to the side.
    • There were a few snickers as kids laughed at what everyone thought was a joke.
    • She nods with a roundhouse of snickers and giggles.
    • There was some scattered snickers and laughing around the room.
    • Erin smirked at him when she heard a familiar snicker coming from the throne.
    • There was a brief pause, then Caitlin giggled and heard an answering snicker from Michael.
    • Your friends openly laugh and snicker, knowing the look is far below your standards.
    • Some are patient, some will laugh, snicker, complain, or ignore the whole thing.
    • He was rewarded with giggles and snickers from a couple of siblings sitting in the row three seats behind him when he stood.
    • I heard a few snicker and my brother smirked at me, ‘Revenge is so sweet little sis.’
    • Hiding a slight smirk, she glanced back to the others, who had calmed down sufficiently to keep their laughter down to a few snickers.
    • His faced flushed with anger as the class burst out into snickers and full-fledged guffaws, but he remained steady.
    • For 23 years, she had tolerated the raised eyebrows, the rude snickers, the outright guffaws.
    • The laugh turned into a snicker, which led into a devilish cackle.
    • The class tittered in silent laugher and low snickers.
    • Laughter and snickers crept out of every section of the auditorium.
    Synonyms
    snigger, sneer, smirk, simper
    1. 1.1 A whinny.

Origin

Late 17th century: imitative.

 
 
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