- snig´ger|er
- snig|ger «SNIHG uhr», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb.= snicker. (Cf. ↑snicker)–snig´ger|er, noun.
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snig|ger — «SNIHG uhr», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb. = snicker. (Cf. ↑snicker) –snig´ger|er, noun … Useful english dictionary
snig|ger|y — «SNIHG uhr ee», adjective. that sniggers; snickering: »Teachers everywhere seem to have kids as sniggery as those of Miss Barrett s (Time) … Useful english dictionary
snig·ger — … Useful english dictionary
snigger — snig•ger [[t]ˈsnɪg ər[/t]] v. i. v. t. n. snicker • Etymology: 1700–10; appar. by alter. snig′ger•er, n. snig′ger•ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
snigger — snig|ger [ snıgər ] verb intransitive BRITISH to SNICKER ╾ snig|ger noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snigger — snig|ger [ˈsnıgə US ər] v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: snicker] [i]BrE to laugh quietly in a way that is not nice at something which is not supposed to be funny American Equivalent: snickersnigger at ▪ What are you sniggering at? This is a serious… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Snigger — Snig ger, v. i. See {Snicker}. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snigger — Snig ger, n. See {Snicker}. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sniggle — [snig′əl] vi. sniggled, sniggling [< dial. snig, eel < ME snygge, young eel, prob. akin to snegge, snail, akin to Ger schnecke: for IE base see SNAIL] to fish for eels by putting a baited hook into their hiding holes vt. to catch (eels) by… … English World dictionary
