/ ˈsnɪgə(r); NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
( BrE ) (also snicker NAmE , BrE ) snigger (at sb/sth) to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at sb's problems or mistakes
SYN titter :
[ v ]
What are you sniggering at?
[also v speech ]
■ noun
( BrE ) (also snicker NAmE , BrE ) a quiet unpleasant laugh, especially at sth rude or at sb's problems or mistakes
SYN titter
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: later variant of snicker .