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snigger

[ snig-er ]

verb (used with or without object)



snigger

/ ˈsnɪkə; ˈsnɪɡə /

noun

  1. a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to utter such a laugh
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snigger1

C18: variant of snicker
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Example Sentences

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But when I ask the man packing the drugs into the fuel tank if he feels guilty about the deaths the pills cause, he sniggers.

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No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.

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She sniggers at her boyfriend who teases her as she lines up her shot at a snooker hall in Qinhuangdao, just a few hours' drive from Beijing.

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Earlier in the inquest, a witness statement said that Alan Derry had a "mocking and unpleasant tone" and "sniggered loudly" in a meeting.

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Yes, there could be the odd snigger at the quality of some of the opposition, but then there are no freebies in international football.

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