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- Dictionarysnicker/ˈsnɪkə/
verb
- 1. give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; snigger: "he could imagine them snickering as he passed"
noun
- 1. a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; a snigger: "he could not evoke a snicker with his jokes"
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SNICKER definition: 1. to laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way: 2. the act of laughing at…. Learn more.
The meaning of SNICKER is to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter.
To snicker is to laugh in a mean or disrespectful way, often expressing superiority. We might snicker at a bully who walks directly into a closed door. You can also use this word's near-synonym, snigger, to describe a short snort of a laugh or a scornful sound.
the act of laughing at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way: She barely stifled a snicker. His clothes prompted snickers and taunts from neighborhood boys. Synonym. snigger mainly UK. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
3 meanings: 1. mainly US and Canadian a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled 2. to utter such a laugh Equivalent.... Click for more definitions.
snicker (at somebody/something) to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at somebody’s problems or mistakes synonym titter Although his friends snickered, they were still impressed.
If you snicker, you laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example, at something rude or embarrassing. We all snickered at Mrs. Swenson. Synonyms: snigger , laugh , giggle , smirk More Synonyms of snicker
Define snicker. snicker synonyms, snicker pronunciation, snicker translation, English dictionary definition of snicker. intr.v. snick·ered , snick·er·ing , snick·ers To utter a partly stifled laugh: "I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker" .
A complete guide to the word "SNICKER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
SNICKER definition: to laugh quietly in a rude way. Learn more.
