snickerverb [ I ]
uk/ˈsnɪk.ər/us/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/USto laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way:
What are you snickering at/about?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- say cheese idiom
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- stitch
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snicker
noun [ C ] ukusUS
She barely stifled a snicker.
Synonym
snigger