sniggerverb [ I ]
uk/ˈsnɪɡ.ər/us/ˈsnɪɡ.ɚ/US usually snickerto laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way:
They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing.
What are you two sniggering at/about?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- say cheese idiom
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- stitch
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snigger
noun [ C ] ukusUS usually snicker
We were having a snigger at the bride who was rather large and dressed in a tight, pale pink dress.