chiefly Brit.
■ verb laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
■ noun a ~ing laugh.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
C18: later var. of snicker .
chiefly Brit.
■ verb laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
■ noun a ~ing laugh.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
C18: later var. of snicker .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004