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Definition of Snicker
1. Noun. A disrespectful laugh.
Generic synonyms: Laugh, Laughter
Derivative terms: Snigger, Snort, Snorty
2. Verb. Laugh quietly.
Definition of Snicker
1. v. i. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.
2. n. A half suppressed, broken laugh.
Definition of Snicker
1. Noun. A stifled or broken laugh ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To emit a snicker: a stifled or broken laugh. ¹
3. Verb. (context: of a horse) To whinny. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Snicker
1. to utter a partly stifled laugh [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snicker
Literary usage of Snicker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages Based Upon that of by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, John Davenport, Guglielmo Comelati (1873)
"() To snicker, vn V. to snigger. To Sniff, vn tirare il fiato pel naso con n>.
more ; va respirare ..."
2. A Budget of Wit and Humour; Or, Morsels of Mirth for the Melancholy: A by William Valentine (1849)
"The Giggle—The snicker—Twist of the Mouth—Irregular Laughing —The Roar and the
Squall—The Hysterical or Mixed Laugh—The ..."
3. A new dictionary of the Italian and English languages, based upon that of by John Davenport, Giuseppe Marc' Antonio Baretti, Guglielmo Comelati (1854)
"(57«) To Snih, т. a. V. to sneap, to snub. To snicker, т. n. V. to snigger. ...
snicker ..."
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