snigger
To emit a sniggerTo emit a snigger.
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» You're sniggering like a little troublemaker who's just cooked up some mischief.
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1 senses(Ireland, UK)To emit a snigger.
kichern
посме́иватьсяposméivatʹsja, хихи́катьxixíkatʹ
- laugh quietly
Examples
4 sentencesYou're sniggering like a little troublemaker who's just cooked up some mischief.
You're sniggering like a mischievous little brat who's just cooked up a dirty trick.
Tom tried not to snigger.
Go on, snigger.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
British variant pronunciation and spelling of snicker.British variant pronunciation and spelling of snicker.
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Forms
sniggers, sniggering, sniggered, sniggeredSynonyms
1 synonyms- laugh quietly:snicker
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.