SNICKERED

Verb

snickered

simple past tense and past participle of snicker

Source: Wiktionary


SNICKER

Snick"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snickered; p. pr. & vb. n. Snickering.] Etym: [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also snigger.]

1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.

2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.

Snick"er, n.

Definition: A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also snigger.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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