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snicker
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1snick·er

intransitive verb \ˈsni-kər\
snick·eredsnick·er·ing \-k(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SNICKER

: to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
— snick·er·er \-kər-ər\ noun
— snick·ery \-k(ə-)rē\ adjective

Examples of SNICKER

  1. <he snickered at the puzzled look on her face>
  2. <only hard-core fans of teen sex comedies will snicker at this lame attempt>

Origin of SNICKER

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1694

Related to SNICKER

Synonyms
laugh, smile, sneer, snigger

Rhymes with SNICKER

bicker, clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, sicker, slicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker, wicker

2snicker

noun

Definition of SNICKER

: an act or sound of snickering

Examples of SNICKER

  1. <a snicker of derision when we heard their offer on the house>

First Known Use of SNICKER

1835

Related to SNICKER

Synonyms
belly laugh, boff (or boffo), boffola, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laughter, laugh, snigger, titter, twitter

Rhymes with SNICKER

bicker, dicker, flicker, liquor, nicker, sicker, whicker, wicker

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