snicker

  • 71sneer — v 1. fleer, look askance; smirk, snicker, curl one s lip. 2. scoff, gibe, mock, jeer, twit, taunt, hoot, laugh in [s.o. s] face, Sl. knock, Sl. dig; scorn, hold up to scorn, revile, ridicule, deride, contemn, hold in contempt, despise; snort,… …

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  • 72snort — v 1. grunt, honk, oink; sniff, snuffle; chortle, snicker. n 2. grunt, honk; chortle, snicker. 3.Slang, (all of liquor) drink, shot, nip, spot, tot, jigger, Inf. finger or two; sip, sup, Inf. swig, Inf. swill, Inf. pull, Inf. jolt, Inf. a quickie… …

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  • 73te-hee — [[t]tiˈhi[/t]] interj. n. v. heed, hee•ing 1) (used as an exclamation of laughter.) 2) a titter; snicker 3) to titter; snicker • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME (interj.); imit …

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  • 74cackle — [n] a loud laugh chortle, chuckle, cluck, crow, gibber, giggle, gobble, guffaw, quack, snicker, snigger, titter; concept 77 cackle [v] laugh irritatingly babble, blather, burble, chortle, chuckle, cluck, crow, gibber, giggle, gobble, jabber,… …

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  • 75laugh — [v] expressing amusement, happiness with sound be in stitches*, break up*, burst*, cachinnate, chortle, chuckle, convulsed*, crack up*, crow, die laughing*, fracture*, giggle, grin, guffaw, howl, roar, roll in the aisles*, scream, shriek, snicker …

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  • 76laughter — laugh [v] expressing amusement, happiness with sound be in stitches*, break up*, burst*, cachinnate, chortle, chuckle, convulsed*, crack up*, crow, die laughing*, fracture*, giggle, grin, guffaw, howl, roar, roll in the aisles*, scream, shriek,… …

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  • 77klēg-, klōg-, klǝg-, klang-; kleg-; klōg-; kleig-; kleik- —     klēg , klōg , klǝg , klang ; kleg ; klōg ; kleig ; kleik     English meaning: to cry; to sound     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schreien, klingen”     Note: various extensions of Schallwortes kel 6 “call, shout, cry”     Material: 1. Gk. κλαγγή f.… …

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  • 78snigger — ► NOUN ▪ a smothered or half suppressed laugh. ► VERB ▪ give such a laugh. ORIGIN variant of SNICKER(Cf. ↑snicker) …

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  • 79tee-hee — [tē′hē′] interj., n. [ME: echoic] (used to suggest the sound of) a titter or snicker vi. tee heed, tee heeing to titter or snicker …

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  • 80snick´er|ing|ly — snick|er «SNIHK uhr», noun, verb. –n. a half suppressed and often disrespectful laugh; sly or silly laugh; giggle: »a self conscious snicker. –v.i. 1. to laugh in this way. 2. (of horses) to neigh. –v.t. to utter with a snicker; snigger.… …

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