snigger

[snig-er]

verb (used with or without object)

1. snicker.

snigger

/ ˈsnɪkə, ˈsnɪɡə /

noun

1. a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled

verb

1. to utter such a laugh

Other Word Forms

• sniggerer noun
• sniggeringly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of snigger¹

C18: variant of _snicker

Example Sentences

Australia is yet to see the best of Smith – he averages 23.16 against them from six one-day internationals - and any suggestions he is Gilchrist's heir will be met by sniggers down under.

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But when I ask the man packing the drugs into the fuel tank if he feels guilty about the deaths the pills cause, he sniggers.

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No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.

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She sniggers at her boyfriend who teases her as she lines up her shot at a snooker hall in Qinhuangdao, just a few hours' drive from Beijing.

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Earlier in the inquest, a witness statement said that Alan Derry had a "mocking and unpleasant tone" and "sniggered loudly" in a meeting.

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