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snicker

/ˈsnɪkə/

/ˈsnɪkɚ/

snickernoun

snickers

/ˈsnɪkə/

/ˈsnɪkɚ/

Translations

хихиканье

Her snicker was heard across the room.

Её хихиканье было слышно по всей комнате.

Additional translations

усмешка

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

snickerverb

snickered

Past Simple

snickered

Past Participle

snickering

Gerund

/ˈsnɪk.ə/

/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/

Translations

хихикать

The students couldn't help but snicker during the boring lecture.

Студенты не могли не хихикать во время скучной лекции.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

snickerinterjection

/ˈsnɪk.ə/

/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/

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

Definitions

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

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

Synonyms

hee hee

heh heh