verb
- laughed quietly in a disrespectful or mocking way
Usage: past tense of snicker
Examples
- The students snickered when the teacher mispronounced the word.
- She snickered at his clumsy attempt to impress her.
- The audience snickered during the awkward scene in the movie.
- He snickered behind his hand so the teacher wouldn’t notice.
- They snickered quietly at their friend’s embarrassing story.
- The children snickered when their classmate tripped over his shoelaces.