Snicker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disrespectful laugh

laugh quietly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɪkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈɪkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈɪkə/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈɪkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snort snigger

Parts of Speech

noun	a disrespectful laugh
verb	laugh quietly

Word Forms

snicker	verb	laugh quietly
snorty	adjective	(British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed
snort	verb	indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
snigger	verb	laugh quietly
snicker	noun	a disrespectful laugh
snigger	noun	a disrespectful laugh

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kichern

ein respektloses Lachen

🇫🇷French

ricaner

un rire irrespectueux

🇪🇸Spanish

risa disimulada

una risa irrespetuosa

🇮🇹Italian

ridacchiare

una risata irrispettosa

🇳🇱Dutch

grinniken

een respectloze lach

🇵🇹Portuguese

risadinha

uma risada desrespeitosa

🇷🇺Russian

хихикать

неуважительный смех

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हिनहिनाहट

एक अपमानजनक हंसी

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নিকার

একটি অসম্মানজনক হাসি

🇮🇳Tamil

நகைப்பவர்

ஒரு மரியாதையற்ற சிரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నికర్

ఒక అమర్యాదకరమైన నవ్వు

🇮🇳Marathi

हसणे

एक अपमानजनक हसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નીકર

એક અપમાનજનક હાસ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕ್ಕ

ಒಂದು ಅಗೌರವದ ನಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തമാശക്കാരൻ

ബഹുമാനമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു ചിരി

🇵🇰Urdu

ہنسنے والا

ایک توہین آمیز ہنسی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暗笑

无礼的笑声

🇯🇵Japanese

ニッカー

無礼な笑い

🇰🇷Korean

낄낄 웃다

무례한 웃음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cười khúc khích

một tiếng cười thiếu tôn trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ขำ

เสียงหัวเราะที่ไม่สุภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekek

tawa yang tidak sopan

🇵🇭Filipino

ngumisi

isang walang galang na tawa

🇲🇾Malay

mencebik

ketawa tidak sopan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حمحم

ضحكة غير محترمة

🇮🇷Persian

نیشخند

یک خنده بی احترامی

🇹🇷Turkish

kıs kıs gülmek

saygısız bir gülüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְצַחְקֵק

צחוק חסר כבוד

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