snickeringly
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snickeringly — See snicker. * * * … Universalium
snickeringly — adv. in a snickering manner, with suppressed laughter, with quiet laughter … English contemporary dictionary
snickeringly — snick·er·ing·ly … English syllables
snickeringly — adverb : in a snickering manner … Useful english dictionary
snicker — snickeringly, adv. /snik euhr/, v.i. 1. to laugh in a half suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner. v.t. 2. to utter with a snicker. n. 3. a snickering laugh. Also, snigger. [1685 95; of expressive orig.] * * * … Universalium
sniggeringly — adv. snickeringly, with suppressed scornful laughter … English contemporary dictionary
snicker — verb 1》 snigger. 2》 (of a horse) whinny. noun a snigger or whinny. Derivatives snickering adjective snickeringly adverb Origin C17: imitative … English new terms dictionary
snicker — [snik′ər] vi. [echoic] 1. to laugh in a sly or derisive, partly stifled manner 2. to neigh; nicker vt. to utter with a snicker n. a sly or derisive, partly stifled laugh SYN. LAUGH snickeringly adv … English World dictionary
snicker — v. & n. v.intr. 1 = SNIGGER v. 2 whinny, neigh. n. 1 = SNIGGER n. 2 a whinny, a neigh. Derivatives: snickeringly adv. Etymology: imit … Useful english dictionary
