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noun

Definition of snickeringnext
as in laughter

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snickering

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verb

present participle of snicker
1
as in laughing
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions he snickered at the puzzled look on her face

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as in giggling
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound only hard-core fans of teen comedies will snicker at this lame attempt

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