snickered
Chuckled with derision
Snickered is the past tense of snicker, meaning to laugh in a half-suppressed, often mocking way.
A snicker is quieter than a laugh but audible enough to be noticed, typically at someone else's expense or at something inappropriate: The students snickered when the teacher mispronounced the word.
It suggests amusement you're trying—but not too hard—to hide.
giggled
Laughed in short bursts
- chuckledLaughed softly, briefly
- titteredLaughed quietly, nervously
- sniggeredLaughed in a sly, mocking way
laughed · smirked · jeered · sneered · scoffed · mocked · derided · ridiculed · taunted · teased
whispered
Spoke without full voice
conspired · nudged · winked · glanced · elbowed · stifled · suppressed · hushed · sotto voce