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单词 snicker
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
snick•er /ˈsnɪkɚ/USA pronunciation  also snigger /ˈsnɪgɚ/USA pronunciation  v. [no object]
  1. to laugh quietly but disrespectfully:The children snickered when the teacher turned his back.[~ + at + object]They snickered at his attempt to roller-skate.

n. [countable]
  1. a snickering laugh.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
snick•er  (snik′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.

v.t. 
  1. to utter with a snicker.

n. 
  1. a snickering laugh.
Also, snigger. 
  • of expressive origin, originally 1685–95
snick′er•ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
snicker /ˈsnɪkə/ n
  1. chiefly US Canadian a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
 vb
  1. to utter such a laugh
    Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries): snigger
  2. (of a horse) to whinny
Etymology: 17th Century: probably of imitative origin
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