Hypertext Webster Gateway: "snicker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snicker \Snick"er\, n.
A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also {snigger}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snicker \Snick"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.]
[Written also {snigger}.]
1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.
2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons
attempt to suppress loud laughter.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
snicker
n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snort}, {snigger}]
v : laugh quietly [syn: {snigger}]
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