Snickering Meaning in English

word · lemma: snicker

US

ˈsnɪkɝɪŋ

SNIK-er-ing

UK

snˈɪkəɹɪŋ

s-NIK-uh-ring

التعريف

Making a quiet, partly hidden laugh, often because something is funny or because you are making fun of someone.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used in informal and neutral contexts. Commonly describes a suppressed or sneaky laugh, sometimes with a mocking tone. Often paired with 'at someone/something.' Avoid using for big, loud laughter (use 'laugh' or 'giggle' instead).

• Spanish: reírse disimuladamente - reírse por lo bajo
• Portuguese (BR): rir disfarçadamente - rir por baixo dos panos
• Portuguese (PT): rir dissimuladamente - riso abafado
• Chinese (Simplified): 偷偷地笑 - 窃笑
• Chinese (Traditional): 偷偷地笑 - 竊笑
• Hindi: दबी हँसी हँसना
• Arabic: يضحك بصوت خافت - يضحك بسخرية
• Bengali: ঠাট্টা করে হাসা - চাপাকান্না
• Russian: посмеиваться - хихикать (насмешливо)
• Japanese: くすくす笑う - にやにや笑う
• Vietnamese: cười khúc khích (chế giễu)
• Korean: 킥킥거리다 - 피식 웃다
• Turkish: kıs kıs gülmek
• Urdu: دبی دبی ہنسنا
• Indonesian: mencibir - terkikik

جمل نموذجية

The students were snickering during class.

basic

She started snickering when she saw the funny picture.

basic

Stop snickering at your brother.

basic

I heard some snickering behind me when I tripped.

natural

The group was snickering at the joke, trying not to get caught.

natural

He kept snickering during the meeting, which was really distracting.

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