Snicker Meaning in English

word

US

ˈsnɪkɝ

SNIK-er

UK

snˈɪkɐ

SNIK-uh

التعريف

To laugh quietly in a way that is partly hidden, often at something silly or when you are not supposed to laugh.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Semi-informal; often used for a quiet, sometimes mocking or secretive type of laugh. Common in stories, with phrases like 'snicker at' something or someone. Not as loud as 'laugh' or as rude as 'sneer'. In British English, 'snigger' is more common.

• Spanish: reírse por lo bajo - reírse disimuladamente
• Portuguese (BR): rir baixinho - rir disfarçadamente
• Portuguese (PT): rir-se baixinho - rir-se disfarçadamente
• Chinese (Simplified): 偷笑 - 暗笑
• Chinese (Traditional): 偷笑 - 暗笑
• Hindi: दबी हँसी हँसना - चुपचाप हँसना
• Arabic: يضحك بخفة - يضحك بصوت منخفض
• Bengali: খিকখিক হাসা - মুচকি হাসা
• Russian: хихикать
• Japanese: くすくす笑う
• Vietnamese: cười khúc khích
• Korean: 킥킥거리다 - 낄낄거리다
• Turkish: kıs kıs gülmek
• Urdu: دبی دبی ہنسنا
• Indonesian: cekikikan - tertawa kecil

جمل نموذجية

The children began to snicker during class.

basic

Don't snicker at your brother.

basic

She tried not to snicker when she saw the funny hat.

basic

I heard someone snicker behind me during the meeting.

natural

They couldn't help but snicker at the joke.

natural

Whenever the teacher made a mistake, a few students would snicker.

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