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Snicker   /snˈɪkər/   Listen
Snicker

noun
(Written also snigger)
1.
A disrespectful laugh.  Synonyms: snigger, snort.






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"Snicker" Quotes from Famous Books



... asked him how he had enjoyed the day. He mumbled some reply, he never knew what, hearing only the dreadful snicker that ran the table. He refused the dessert and left the table. It had ...
— The Varmint • Owen Johnson

... wife is home,' said the man. So the friend rang the bell, and the next instant the door opened, and he got a broom over his head. 'Is she in?' asked the man on the sidewalk. 'Sure she is,' answered his friend. 'Go right in and you'll get a warm welcome!'" And at this story there was a general snicker. ...
— Dave Porter and His Rivals - or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall • Edward Stratemeyer

... the stranger who broke the silence: "Two bits I bid—two bits," he said, very quietly, whereat the crowd indulged in a faint snicker and ...
— Bar-20 Days • Clarence E. Mulford

... that live in deep woods and peep and snicker at travellers who pass. This belief is thought to go back to the earliest times, and to hint at the smallness of the original Hawaiians, for one may take with a grain of salt these tales of the giant size of their kings and fighters. The first "little people" were grandchildren ...
— Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate • Charles M. Skinner

... that wasn't a fight—that was only a good spanking," said Andy, and at this all the others had to snicker. ...
— The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck - Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields • Edward Stratemeyer



Words linked to "Snicker" :   express joy, laughter, express mirth, laugh



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