snigger
verb [I] /ˈsnɪɡ.ər/
/-ɚ/ (US also snicker)Definition
› to laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way: They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing. What are you two sniggering at/about?Laughing and smiling snigger noun [C] › We were having a snigger at the bride who was rather large and dressed in a tight, pale pink dress.Laughing and smiling
(Definition of snigger verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amused adjective
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- cackle verb
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle noun (LAUGHTER)
- giggle verb
- giggler noun
- giggly adjective
- hysterics noun
- laughingly adverb
- laughter is the best medicine idiom
- laughter noun
- mirth noun
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- split your sides idiom
- titter verb
- toothy adjective
Topic:
Laughing and smiling
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