half-suppressed+laugh
11snick´er|ing|ly — snick|er «SNIHK uhr», noun, verb. –n. a half suppressed and often disrespectful laugh; sly or silly laugh; giggle: »a self conscious snicker. –v.i. 1. to laugh in this way. 2. (of horses) to neigh. –v.t. to utter with a snicker; snigger.… …
12snick´er|er — snick|er «SNIHK uhr», noun, verb. –n. a half suppressed and often disrespectful laugh; sly or silly laugh; giggle: »a self conscious snicker. –v.i. 1. to laugh in this way. 2. (of horses) to neigh. –v.t. to utter with a snicker; snigger.… …
13snick|er — «SNIHK uhr», noun, verb. –n. a half suppressed and often disrespectful laugh; sly or silly laugh; giggle: »a self conscious snicker. –v.i. 1. to laugh in this way. 2. (of horses) to neigh. –v.t. to utter with a snicker; snigger. ╂[probably… …
14snicker — snickeringly, adv. /snik euhr/, v.i. 1. to laugh in a half suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner. v.t. 2. to utter with a snicker. n. 3. a snickering laugh. Also, snigger. [1685 95; of expressive orig.] * * * …
15snigger — chiefly Brit. verb laugh in a half suppressed, typically scornful way. noun a sniggering laugh. Derivatives sniggerer noun sniggering adjective sniggeringly adverb sniggery adjective Origin C18: later var. of …
16snicker — snick•er [[t]ˈsnɪk ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to laugh in a half suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner 2) to utter with a snicker 3) a snickering laugh • Etymology: 1685–95; of expressive orig. snick′er•ing•ly, adv …
17snigger — I. /ˈsnɪgə / (say sniguh) verb (i) 1. to laugh in a half suppressed, often indecorous or disrespectful, manner. –verb (t) 2. to utter with a snigger. –noun 3. a sniggering laugh. {imitative} II. /ˈsnɪgə / (say sniguh) noun a person whose job is… …
18titter — [tit′ər] vi. [of Gmc echoic orig.] to laugh in a half suppressed way, suggestive of silliness, nervousness, etc.; giggle n. the act or an instance of tittering SYN. LAUGH titterer n …
19giggle — v. & n. v.intr. laugh in half suppressed spasms, esp. in an affected or silly manner. n. 1 such a laugh. 2 colloq. an amusing person or thing; a joke. Derivatives: giggler n. giggly adj. (gigglier, giggliest). giggliness n. Etymology: imit.: cf.… …
20snigger — n. & v. n. a half suppressed secretive laugh. v.intr. utter such a laugh. Derivatives: sniggerer n. sniggeringly adv. Etymology: var. of SNICKER …
