snig·ger

verb

/ˈsnɪɡə(r)/

/ˈsnɪɡər/

(especially British English)

(also snicker North American English, British English)

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they snigger	/ˈsnɪɡə(r)/ /ˈsnɪɡər/
he / she / it sniggers	/ˈsnɪɡəz/ /ˈsnɪɡərz/
past simple sniggered	/ˈsnɪɡəd/ /ˈsnɪɡərd/
past participle sniggered	/ˈsnɪɡəd/ /ˈsnɪɡərd/
-ing form sniggering	/ˈsnɪɡərɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪɡərɪŋ/

snigger (at somebody/something) | + speech to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at somebody’s problems or mistakes窃笑；暗笑 synonym titter
- What are you sniggering at?你偷偷笑什么呢？
Word Originearly 18th cent.: later variant of snicker.

noun

/ˈsnɪɡə(r)/

/ˈsnɪɡər/

(especially British English)

(also snicker North American English, British English)

a quiet unpleasant laugh, especially at something rude or at somebody’s problems or mistakes窃笑；暗笑 synonym titter
Word Originearly 18th cent.: later variant of snicker.