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单词 snicker
释义 snick·er
I. \ˈsnikə(r)\ verb
or snig·ger \ˈsnigə(r)\
(snickered or sniggered ; snickered or sniggered ; snickering \-k(ə)riŋ\ ; or sniggering \-g(ə)riŋ\ ; snickers or sniggers)
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to laugh in a slight, covert, or partly suppressed manner (as in derision or from embarrassment)
 < they snicker at my graftin', and I laugh in my sleeve … at their penetration — T.C.Haliburton >
 < a fantastic caricature of the Edwardian dandy his grandfather probably snickered at — P.D.Whitney >
 < like a small boy taking you into a corner to snigger at a bawdy story — H.J.Laski >
: titter
 < chuckled at his readers, snickered at his correspondents, smiled at his own folly — Martin Gardner >
2. : to make a sound like a snicker
 < the irreverent red squirrels … run and snicker at my approach — John Burroughs >
transitive verb
: to utter with or express by a snicker
II. noun
or snigger \“\
(-s)
: an act or sound of snickering : a slight, covert, or half-stifled laugh
 < from innuendo, a dropped word here and there, a sly, meaningful snicker — H.A.Sinclair >
 < raises in you a snicker of derision, a smile of superiority — J.M.Barzun >
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