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snickering
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ.ɪŋ/
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snickering
noun
snickerings
pl
Traductions
ricanement
Rire étouffé, souvent moqueur ou méprisant.
The teacher heard snickering from the back of the classroom during the lecture.
Le professeur a entendu des ricanements au fond de la classe pendant le cours.
Définitions
The act of laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful or mocking way.
The teacher heard snickering from the back of the classroom during the lecture.
Synonymes
titter
snort
giggle
chuckle
snicker
snickering
gerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ.ɪŋ/
Traductions
ricanant
S’emploie pour qualifier une personne, un groupe ou un rire moqueur.
She glared at the snickering students in the front row.
Elle lança un regard noir aux étudiants ricanants du premier rang.
Définitions
Laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful or mocking way.
She glared at the snickering students in the front row.
snicker
verb
snickering
Gerund
snickered
Past Simple
snickered
Past Participle
snickering
Gerund
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/
Traductions
ricaner
Rire 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.
Traductions supplémentaires
renâcler
Pour un cheval ; émettre un son bref et sourd.
Définitions
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.
Synonymes
titter
snigger
chuckle
giggle
sneer
snicker
noun
Définitions
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.
snicker
interjection
Définitions
Expresses a soft, partly stifled laugh, often conveying amusement or derision.
"Snicker," he muttered, unable to keep a straight face.
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