intr.v. snick·ered, snick·er·ing, snick·ers To utter a partly stifled laugh: "I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker" (T.S. Eliot). n. A partly stifled laugh. [Perhaps imitative.] snicker·ing·ly adv. |
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