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snicker

/ˈsnɪkə/

/ˈsnɪkɚ/

Translations

snickernoun

snickers

/ˈsnɪkə/

/ˈsnɪkɚ/

ricanementRire bref, étouffé et souvent moqueur.

She tried to hold back a snicker during the serious meeting.

Elle a essayé de retenir un ricanement pendant la réunion sérieuse.

renâclementPour un cheval ; son bref et sourd.

The colt let out a gentle snicker when it saw its mother.

Le poulain a poussé un léger renâclement en voyant sa mère.

Synonyms

snickerverb

snickered

Past Simple

snickered

Past Participle

snickering

Gerund

/ˈsnɪk.ə/

/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/

ricanerRire à demi étouffé, souvent avec une nuance de moquerie.

The students couldn't help but snicker when the teacher made a funny mistake.

Les élèves n'ont pas pu s'empêcher de ricaner lorsque le professeur a fait une drôle de faute.

Additional translations

renâclerPour un cheval ; émettre un son bref et sourd.

Synonyms

snickerinterjection

/ˈsnɪk.ə/

/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/

Used chiefly in writing to represent the sound of a suppressed or snide laugh.

Additional translations

héhéOnomatopée d'un petit rire étouffé ou moqueur.

Synonyms

hee hee

heh heh

Definitions

snickernoun

A quiet or suppressed laugh.

She tried to hold back a snicker during the serious meeting.

A soft neigh or whinny produced by a horse.

The colt let out a gentle snicker when it saw its mother.

A soft neigh or whinny, especially that made by a horse.

The gelding greeted her with a low snicker when she entered the barn.

snickerverb

To laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful or mocking way.

The students couldn't help but snicker when the teacher made a funny mistake.

Of a horse: to neigh or whinny softly.

The mare snickered softly when she spotted the bucket of oats.

snickerinterjection

Expresses a soft, partly stifled laugh, often conveying amusement or derision.

"Snicker," he muttered, unable to keep a straight face.