snickeringly

snickeringly
See snicker.

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  • snickeringly — adverb In a snickering manner …   Wiktionary

  • snickeringly — adv. in a snickering manner, with suppressed laughter, with quiet laughter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • snickeringly — snick·er·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • snickeringly — adverb : in a snickering manner …   Useful english dictionary

  • snicker — snickeringly, adv. /snik euhr/, v.i. 1. to laugh in a half suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner. v.t. 2. to utter with a snicker. n. 3. a snickering laugh. Also, snigger. [1685 95; of expressive orig.] * * * …   Universalium

  • sniggeringly — adv. snickeringly, with suppressed scornful laughter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • snicker — verb 1》 snigger. 2》 (of a horse) whinny. noun a snigger or whinny. Derivatives snickering adjective snickeringly adverb Origin C17: imitative …   English new terms dictionary

  • snicker — [snik′ər] vi. [echoic] 1. to laugh in a sly or derisive, partly stifled manner 2. to neigh; nicker vt. to utter with a snicker n. a sly or derisive, partly stifled laugh SYN. LAUGH snickeringly adv …   English World dictionary

  • snicker — v. & n. v.intr. 1 = SNIGGER v. 2 whinny, neigh. n. 1 = SNIGGER n. 2 a whinny, a neigh. Derivatives: snickeringly adv. Etymology: imit …   Useful english dictionary

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