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SNIGGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snigger mean?
• SNIGGER (noun)
The noun SNIGGER has 1 sense:
1. a disrespectful laugh
Familiarity information: SNIGGER used as a noun is very rare.
• SNIGGER (verb)
The verb SNIGGER has 1 sense:
1. laugh quietly
Familiarity information: SNIGGER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disrespectful laugh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("snigger" is a kind of...):
laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)
Derivation:
snigger (laugh quietly)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it sniggers Past simple: sniggered
Past participle: sniggered
-ing form: sniggering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Laugh quietly
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
snicker; snigger
Hypernyms (to "snigger" is one way to...):
express joy; express mirth; laugh (produce laughter)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
snigger (a disrespectful laugh)
Context examples
"Must 'a' thought he had hold of seventeen devils," the dog-musher sniggered.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
“All right,” said Jones with a stare and a snigger.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Our visitor sniggered.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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