snicker
noun
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L328023 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to laugh in a covert manner
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/ / /ˈsnɪkɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English snick English -er English snicker From snick + -er.
- A player who snicks the ball.
verb
Etymology: US variant of the British snigger, possibly of onomatopoeic origin, similar to Dutch snikken (“to gasp; sob”). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker (“to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk”). More at smicker.
- To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.
“I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, / And in short, I was afraid.”
- To utter through a laugh of this kind.
- To whinny.