Meaning & use
snigger
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To laugh quietly and slyly at something, in a way that shows disrespect.
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The students sniggered when the substitute teacher mispronounced the word.
He gave a small snigger before composing himself.
A note on using this word
More common in British English; American English tends to prefer "snicker" for the same meaning.
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