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snigger

Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪgə/

British

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Definition of snigger

verb

[no object]

laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way:the boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back [with direct speech]:‘Doesn’t he look a fool?’ they sniggered