Sniggered - English meaning

Sniggered – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
Usage examples:
The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back
Synonims:
Give a suppressed laughSnickerSneerSmirkSimperTitterGiggleChortle

noun
A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh.
Usage examples:
We heard the sniggers caused by their little jokes

verb
Past simple and past participle of snigger
Usage examples:
They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing., what are you two sniggerin…

Sniggered translation into English

Sniggered: translate from English into Chinese

窃笑, 暗笑, 肸, 喷著气弄响鼻

Sniggered: translate from English into Dutch

Gniffelde, Grinniken, Giechelen

Sniggered: translate from English into French

Ricané, Ricaner, Pouffer, Se moquer de, Rire en dessous

Sniggered: translate from English into German

Kicherte, Kichern

Sniggered: translate from English into Hindi

उपहास, अल्पहास करना, मुंह दबाकर हंसना

Sniggered: translate from English into Italian

Ridacchiò, Ridacchiare, Ridere sotto i baffi

Sniggered: translate from English into Korean

코웃음, 낄낄 웃다, 울부짖다

Sniggered: translate from English into Russian

Хихикнул, Хихикать

Sniggered: translate from English into Spanish

Se rió, Reírse con disimulo

Word origin

early 18th century: later variant of snicker.

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Sniggered – similar words

sniggering

adjective
Laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
Usage examples:
He wheeled around to confront a sniggering group of men hovering nearby

noun
Half-suppressed, typically scornful laughter.
Usage examples:
They could not hide their sniggering at the thought

verb
Laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
Usage examples:
The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back

Sniggering - all meanings in English

snigger

ˈsnɪɡ.ər

verb
Laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
Usage examples:
The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back

noun
A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh.
Usage examples:
We heard the sniggers caused by their little jokes

verb
To laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way
Usage examples:
They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing., what are you two sniggerin…

Snigger - all meanings in English

Sniggered synonims

chortle

ˈtʃɔː.təl

verb
Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way.
Usage examples:
He chortled at his own execrable pun

noun
A noisy, gleeful laugh.
Usage examples:
Thomas gave a chortle

verb
To laugh with pleasure and satisfaction

Chortle - all meanings in English

giggle

ˈɡɪɡ.əl

verb
Laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment.
Usage examples:
They giggled at some private joke

noun
A light, silly laugh.
Usage examples:
But the chortles, chuckles and giggles are part of a much more serious project.

verb
To laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous
Usage examples:
Stop that giggling in the back row!

Giggle - all meanings in English

simper

verb
Smile in an affectedly coy or ingratiating manner.
Usage examples:
She simpered, looking pleased with herself

noun
An affectedly coy or ingratiating smile.
Usage examples:
An exaggerated simper

verb
To smile in a silly or annoying way
Usage examples:
She gave her teacher a simpering smile., my face twists into some combination of a simper and a gri…

Simper - all meanings in English

smirk

verb
Smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.
Usage examples:
He smirked in triumph

noun
A smug, conceited, or silly smile.
Usage examples:
Gloria pursed her mouth in a self-satisfied smirk

verb
To smile in a way that expresses satisfaction with yourself or pleasure about having done something or knowing something that is not known by someone else
Usage examples:
When she told him he was cool, he just smirked., her lips curled into a smirk.

Smirk - all meanings in English

sneer

noun
A contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
Usage examples:
He acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer

verb
Smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
Usage examples:
She had sneered at their bad taste

verb
To show in an expression on your face or in your manner of speaking that someone or something is so foolish that it deserves to be ridiculed
Usage examples:
[ i ] you may sneer (at it), but a lot of people like this kind of music., "is that the best you ca…

Sneer - all meanings in English

snicker

verb
Give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; snigger.
Usage examples:
He could imagine them snickering as he passed

noun
A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; a snigger.
Usage examples:
He could not evoke a snicker with his jokes

verb
Laugh quietly

Snicker - all meanings in English

titter

verb
Give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle.
Usage examples:
Her stutter caused the children to titter

noun
A short, half-suppressed laugh.
Usage examples:
There were titters from the gallery

verb
To laugh in a nervous and quiet way
Usage examples:
Some kids tittered at the boys who were making faces in class., there were titters from the audienc…

Titter - all meanings in English

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