Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Ireland, UK)A partly suppressed or broken laugh.

    смешо́кsmešók, хихи́каньеxixíkanʹje

    a disrespectful laugh

  2. (Ireland, UK)A sly or snide laugh.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. You're sniggering like a little troublemaker who's just cooked up some mischief.

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  2. You're sniggering like a mischievous little brat who's just cooked up a dirty trick.

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  3. Tom tried not to snigger.

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  4. Go on, snigger.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
A partly suppressed or broken laugh:

Origin

British variant pronunciation and spelling of snicker.

British variant pronunciation and spelling of snicker.

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Forms

plural: sniggers

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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