snicker
verb /ˈsnɪkə(r)/
/ˈsnɪkər/
(especially North American English) (also especially British English snigger)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they snicker | /ˈsnɪkə(r)/ /ˈsnɪkər/ |
| he / she / it snickers | /ˈsnɪkəz/ /ˈsnɪkərz/ |
| past simple snickered | /ˈsnɪkəd/ /ˈsnɪkərd/ |
| past participle snickered | /ˈsnɪkəd/ /ˈsnɪkərd/ |
| -ing form snickering | /ˈsnɪkərɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪkərɪŋ/ |
- snicker (at somebody/something) to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at somebody’s problems or mistakes synonym titter
- Although his friends snickered, they were still impressed.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: imitative.