snicker C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈsnɪkər/ UK /ˈsnɪkə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to laugh quietly and slyly, often disrespectfully The students began to snicker at the teacher's slip of the tongue. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to laugh quietly and slyly,... sniggergiggletitterchucklechortle Word family Derived forms snickering Etymology AI details Of imitative origin, mimicking the sound of a suppressed laugh; a variant of snigger, both 17th-18th-century formations. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # snicker **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsnɪkər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsnɪkə/ ## Meanings 1. to laugh quietly and slyly, often disrespectfully ## Examples - The students began to snicker at the teacher's slip of the tongue. ## Synonyms - snigger - giggle - titter - chuckle - chortle ## Derived Forms - snickering ## Etymology Of imitative origin, mimicking the sound of a suppressed laugh; a variant of snigger, both 17th-18th-century formations. ## AI Etymology Snicker is from of imitative origin, mimicking the sound of a suppressed laugh; a variant of snigger, both 17th-18th-century formations. Morphologically, snicker is best read as imitative formation, yielding an English verb and noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb and noun, with the sense "to laugh quietly and slyly, often disrespectfully". English derivatives include snickering. The result is an English verb and noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown