snicker

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

A stifled or broken laugh.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.
2. (transitive) To utter through a laugh of this kind.
3. To whinny.

Hevwate

snigger

giggle

titter

chuckle

laugh

😆

neigh

cackle

sneer

snort

chortle

whinny

giggling

grin

😁

knife

🔪

laugh up one’s sleeve

nicker

simper

smile

😄

smirk

😏

amuse

Werger

ricaner

ricanement

risita

kichern

nitrire

hennir

risatina

Kichern

casquinar

ridacchiare

Glucksen

χρεμέτισμα

pouffer

wiehern

rialleta

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

US variant of the British snigger, possibly of onomatopoeic origin, similar to Dutch snikken (“to gasp; sob”). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker (“to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk”). More at smicker.