snick·er

[snik-er]
verb (used without object)
1.
to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
verb (used with object)
2.
to utter with a snicker.
noun
3.
a snickering laugh.
Also, snigger.


Origin:
1685–95; of expressive orig.

snick·er·ing·ly, adverb

sneaker, snicker.
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snicker (ˈsnɪkə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
 
vb
2.  Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries): snigger to utter such a laugh
3.  (of a horse) to whinny
 
[C17: probably of imitative origin]

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snigger or (US and Canadian) snicker (ˈsnɪɡə, ˈsnɪkə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
 
vb
2.  to utter such a laugh
 
[C18: variant of snicker]
 
snicker or (US and Canadian) snicker
 
n
 
vb
 
[C18: variant of snicker]

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snicker
1694, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Du. snikken "to gasp, sob." The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb.
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Example sentences
At one point he even called himself a top-10 player, which made some people
  snicker.
The youngsters in the room may even snicker derisively and wonder if anyone was
  ever daft enough to believe that.
One might grin or snicker at a question aimed at the other.
People would snicker behind your back, your scientific career would be ruined,
  and you wouldn't get tenure.
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