Hypertext Webster Gateway: "snigger"
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snigger \Snig"ger\, n.
See {Snicker}. --Dickens.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
snigger
n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snort}]
v : laugh quietly [syn: {snicker}]
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