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Snicker
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/
Translation of "snicker" into Russian
snicker
Noun
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/
snicker
snickers pl
Her snicker was heard across the room.
Её хихиканье было слышно по всей комнате.
Additional translations
snicker
Verb
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/
snicker
snickers
snickered Past Simple / Past Participle
snickering Gerund
The students couldn't help but snicker during the boring lecture.
Студенты не могли не хихикать во время скучной лекции.
Definitions
snicker
Noun
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/
A quiet or suppressed laugh.
She tried to hold back a snicker during the serious meeting.
A soft neigh or whinny produced by a horse.
The colt let out a gentle snicker when it saw its mother.
A soft neigh or whinny, especially that made by a horse.
The gelding greeted her with a low snicker when she entered the barn.
snicker
Verb
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/
To laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful or mocking way.
The students couldn't help but snicker when the teacher made a funny mistake.
Of a horse: to neigh or whinny softly.
The mare snickered softly when she spotted the bucket of oats.
snicker
Interjection
UK
/ˈsnɪk.ə/
US
/ˈsnɪk.ɚ/
Expresses a soft, partly stifled laugh, often conveying amusement or derision.
"Snicker," he muttered, unable to keep a straight face.
Idioms and phrases
snicker (at someone)
They often snicker at his jokes.
хихикать над (кем-то)
Они часто хихикают над его шутками.
snicker quietly
She tried to snicker quietly during the meeting.
тихо хихикать
Она пыталась тихо хихикать во время встречи.
snicker behind (someone's) back
They would snicker behind her back at her odd fashion sense.
хихикать за (чьей-то) спиной
Они хихикали за её спиной над её странным вкусом в одежде.
snicker together
The children would snicker together in class.
хихикать вместе
Дети хихикали вместе на уроке.
snicker uncontrollably
He began to snicker uncontrollably during the serious movie.
бесконтрольно хихикать
Он начал бесконтрольно хихикать во время серьёзного фильма.