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    SNIGGER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A disrespectful laughplay

    Synonyms:

    snicker; snigger; snort

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("snigger" is a kind of...):

    laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)

    Derivation:

    snigger (laugh quietly)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they snigger  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it sniggers  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: sniggered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: sniggered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: sniggering  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Laugh quietlyplay

    Synonyms:

    snicker; snigger

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "snigger" is one way to...):

    express joy; express mirth; laugh (produce laughter)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

    Derivation:

    snigger (a disrespectful laugh)

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