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sniggering

/ˈsnɪɡərɪŋ/

/ˈsnɪɡɚɪŋ/

sniggeringnoun

Translations

хихиканье

The sniggering from the back of the classroom was distracting.

Хихиканье с задней парты отвлекало.

Definitions

The act of laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful or mocking way.

The sniggering from the back of the classroom was distracting the teacher.

Synonyms

sniggeringgerund / present participle

/ˈsnɪɡərɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe someone or something characterized by sniggering.

Definitions

Laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful or mocking, way; given to sniggering.

A group of sniggering teenagers sat at the back of the bus.

sniggerverb

sniggering

Gerund

sniggered

Past Simple

sniggered

Past Participle

sniggering

Gerund

/ˈsnɪɡə/

/ˈsnɪɡɚ/

Translations

хихикать

They began to snigger at the joke.

Они начали хихикать над шуткой.

Additional translations

усмешничать

Definitions

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

The students couldn't help but snigger when the teacher made a mistake on the board.

Synonyms

sniggernoun

Definitions

A suppressed or half-suppressed laugh, often expressing scorn or amusement.

He tried to hold back a snigger when he saw his friend's new haircut.

sniggergerund / present participle

sniggering

Used attributively to describe someone or something that is currently sniggering or characterized by sniggering.

Definitions

Engaged in sniggering; characterized by suppressed, scornful laughter.

The sniggering students quickly looked away when the principal entered.

Synonyms