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snigger

snig·ger
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [snig-er]
    • /ˈsnɪg ər/
    • /ˈsnɪɡ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [snig-er]
    • /ˈsnɪg ər/

Definitions of snigger word

  • verb snigger If someone sniggers, they laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or unkind. 0
  • verb snigger Snigger is also a noun. 0
  • noun snigger a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled 0
  • verb snigger to utter such a laugh 0
  • abbreviation SNIGGER snicker 0
See all 5 definitions of snigger

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Parts of speech for Snigger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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snigger popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for snigger

verb snigger

  • be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
  • blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
  • cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
  • caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
  • chuckle — When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.

noun snigger

  • crackup — a cracking up
  • giggle — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
  • heehaw — the braying sound made by a donkey.
  • laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
  • guffawing — Present participle of guffaw.
All 17 Synonyms of snigger

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Related words

  • giggle

    to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.

  • simper

    to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.

  • snicker

    to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.

  • titter

    to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement.
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