snicker

Etymology 1
US variant of the British, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Dutch. The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish. More at.

Noun

 * 1) A stifled or broken laugh.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech: hihňání, pochechtávání
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: risita
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: hagikgik
 * Turkish:

Verb

 * 1)  To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.
 * 2)  To utter through a laugh of this kind.
 * 3)  To whinny.
 * 1)  To whinny.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:laugh

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, подсмивам се
 * Czech: hihňat se, pochechtávat se
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: casquinar
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish: reír disimuladamente
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: hagikgik, humagikgik
 * Turkish: kıs kıs gülmek,

Noun

 * 1)  A player who snicks the ball.