snigger
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snigger
- /ˈsnɪɡɚ/ US
- /ˈsnɪɡə(ɹ)/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
British variant pronunciation and spelling of snicker.
noun sniggers · snicker
- A partly suppressed or broken laugh. Here the unfeeling Toad broke into a snigger, and then pulled himself together and tried to look particularly solemn.
- A sly or snide laugh.
verb sniggers · sniggering · sniggered · snicker
- To emit a snigger. […]presently the Mole's spirits revived again, and he was even able to give some straight back-talk to a couple of moorhens who were sniggering to each other about his bedraggled appearance.
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noun A partly suppressed or broken laugh
| Italiano | risatina |
|---|---|
| Русский | смешо́к smešók, хихи́канье xixíkanʹje |
noun a sly or snide laugh
| Français | ricanement |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | χαχανητό chachanitó |
verb to emit a snigger
| Français | ricaner |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | kichern |
| Русский | посме́иваться posméivatʹsja, хихи́кать xixíkatʹ |
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