Snickering
verb (used without object)
1.
to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
verb (used with object)
2.
to utter with a snicker.
noun
3.
a snickering laugh.
noun
1.
(mainly US & Canadian) a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled
verb
2.
to utter such a laugh Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries) snigger
3.
(of a horse) to whinny
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