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Snicker

/ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/

A stifled or broken laugh.

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noun
  1. 1

    A stifled or broken laugh.

verb
  1. 1

    To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.

  2. 2

    To utter through a laugh of this kind.

  3. 3

    (of a horse) To whinny.

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snortnounThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

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snortnounThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
gigglenounTo laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
snacknounAn item of food eaten between meals.
teeheeverbAlternative spelling of tee hee. [To utter tee hee; to make a high-pitched laugh; to titter.]
teheeverbAlternative spelling of tee hee. [To utter tee hee; to make a high-pitched laugh; to titter.]
sniggernoun(chiefly UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
nickernounA soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
snicklenoun(dialect) Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.
snigglingverb(rare) A chuckle; a snicker.
sniggeringverbThe act of one who sniggers.
snirtnoun(Canada, US) Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.
underlaughnounA suppressed laugh
chucklenounA quiet laugh.
titternounA nervous or somewhat repressed giggle.
laughnounAn expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
chortlenounA joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
snufflingnounA breathy noise; a snuffle
snortleverb(slang) To give a hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale.
snirtlenouna snigger
snuffnounFinely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.

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