Meaning & use
snickered
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Laughed quietly and slightly disrespectfully, often at someone else's expense.
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The students snickered when the substitute teacher mispronounced the word.
He snickered behind his hand, trying not to draw attention.
A note on using this word
Implies a suppressed, somewhat mocking laugh, distinct from an open or friendly laugh like a chuckle.
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