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    Sniggering
    /ˈsniɡ(ə)riNG/

    adjective

    • 1. laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way: "he wheeled around to confront a sniggering group of men hovering nearby"

    noun

    • 1. half-suppressed, typically scornful laughter: "they could not hide their sniggering at the thought"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sniggerSnigger Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Verb we sniggered as the actor kept forgetting his lines Noun a love scene that unintentionally drew sniggers from the audience. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb. Dour officials from the Department of Homeland Security who spotted his posts saw nothing to snigger about.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSNIGGERING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    snigger. verb [ I ] mainly UK uk / ˈsnɪɡ.ə r/ us / ˈsnɪɡ.ɚ / (US usually snicker) to laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way: They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySNIGGER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Contents. SNIGGER meaning: 1. to laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way: 2. the act of laughing at…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sniggerSnigger - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To snigger is to laugh scornfully, especially when you're trying to hide the fact that you're laughing. Kids might snigger when the biggest show-off in class falls over backward in his seat. You can generally use the verbs snigger and snicker interchangeably.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSNIGGERING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 days ago · noun. 1. the act of laughing slyly or disrespectfully. Then I heard the sniggering behind me. adjective. 2. laughing slyly or disrespectfully. He sported his plus fours, to the sniggering comments of his old friends. I completely ignored the sniggering woman.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsnigger verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of snigger verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSNIGGER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 days ago · verb. If someone sniggers, they laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or unkind . Suddenly, three schoolkids sitting near me started sniggering. [VERB] How can I forget, with people sniggering behind my back? [VERB] The tourists snigger at the locals' outdated ways and dress. [VERB at noun]

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySNIGGERING definition in American English | Collins English ...

    Jun 8, 2024 · 1. the act of laughing slyly or disrespectfully. Then I heard the sniggering behind me. adjective. 2. laughing slyly or disrespectfully. He sported his plus fours, to the sniggering comments of his old friends. I completely ignored the sniggering woman. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › sniggeringSniggering - definition of sniggering by The Free Dictionary

    Define sniggering. sniggering synonyms, sniggering pronunciation, sniggering translation, English dictionary definition of sniggering. n. A snicker. intr.v. snig·gered , snig·ger·ing , snig·gers To snicker. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sniggersnigger | meaning of snigger in Longman Dictionary of...

    snigger meaning, definition, what is snigger: to laugh quietly in a way that is not ni...: Learn more.