Here the unfeeling Toad broke into a snigger, and then pulled himself together and tried to look particularly solemn.
...presently the Moles spirits revived again, and he was even able to give some straight back-talk to a couple of moorhens who were sniggering to each other about his bedraggled appearance.
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Snigger — Snig ger, v. i. See {Snicker}. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snigger — Snig ger, n. See {Snicker}. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snigger — index mock (deride) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
snigger — (v.) 1706, variant form of SNICKER (Cf. snicker) (v.). Related: Sniggered; sniggering … Etymology dictionary
snigger — ► NOUN ▪ a smothered or half suppressed laugh. ► VERB ▪ give such a laugh. ORIGIN variant of SNICKER(Cf. ↑snicker) … English terms dictionary
snigger — [snig′ər] vi., vt., n. [echoic] SNICKER … English World dictionary
snigger — UK [ˈsnɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈsnɪɡər] verb [intransitive] Word forms snigger : present tense I/you/we/they snigger he/she/it sniggers present participle sniggering past tense sniggered past participle sniggered British to laugh quietly, especially at… … English dictionary
snigger — [[t]snɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] sniggers, sniggering, sniggered VERB If someone sniggers, they laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or unkind. Suddenly, three schoolkids sitting near me started sniggering... How can I forget,… … English dictionary
snigger — Snicker Snick er, n. A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also {snigger}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snigger — Snicker Snick er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also {snigger}.] 1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one s sleeve. [1913 Webster] 2. To laugh with audible catches of voice,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
