SNIGGER

snicker, snort, snigger

(noun) a disrespectful laugh

snicker, snigger

(verb) laugh quietly

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

snigger (plural sniggers)

A partly suppressed or broken laugh.

A sly or snide laugh.

Verb

snigger (third-person singular simple present sniggers, present participle sniggering, simple past and past participle sniggered)

(intransitive) To emit a snigger.

Synonyms

• See also laugh

Anagrams

• gingers, niggers, serging

Source: Wiktionary


Snig"ger, v. i.

Definition: See Snicker. Thackeray.

Snig"ger, n.

Definition: See Snicker. Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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