Meaning & use
Sniggered
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Laughed quietly and slyly, especially at something considered improper or at someone else's expense.
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The students sniggered when the teacher mispronounced the word.
He sniggered behind his hand at the mistake on the sign.
A note on using this word
'Sniggered' and 'snickered' mean essentially the same thing; the former is more common in British English, the latter in American English.
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