snigger
Suppressed derisive chuckle
A snigger is a half-suppressed laugh, usually at something considered improper or at someone else's expense.
The word suggests mockery or knowing amusement: The boys sniggered at the dirty joke.
To snigger is to laugh this way.
More common in British English; Americans typically say snicker.
Restrained nervous giggle
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- tauntInsulting provocation
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
scorn · derision · smirk · sneer · contempt · belittle · mock · disparage
Suppress or restrain
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
- containHold within limits
smother · hold back · burst out · inappropriate · funeral · classroom · meeting · church
Speech without full voice
- huddleClose protective gathering
- cliqueExclusive social group
- knowing glanceSilent acknowledgment between people
- in-jokeHumor for few
shared secret · complicity · exclusion · gossip · behind back · scheming · plotting · sidelong
Oblique disparaging remark
- double entendrePhrase with hidden lewdness
- risqueBordering on improper
- bawdyHumorously indecent
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
lewd · suggestive · dirty joke · off-color · smutty · naughty · snickering · immature
titter
Restrained nervous giggle
ridicule · scorn · derision · smirk · sneer · contempt · belittle · mock · disparage · derisive
stifle
Suppress or restrain
contain · smother · hold back · burst out · inappropriate · funeral · classroom · meeting · church · quiet
whisper
Speech without full voice
- huddleClose protective gathering
- cliqueExclusive social group
- knowing glanceSilent acknowledgment between people
in-joke · shared secret · complicity · exclusion · gossip · behind back · scheming · plotting · sidelong · furtive
innuendo
Oblique disparaging remark
- double entendrePhrase with hidden lewdness
- risqueBordering on improper
- bawdyHumorously indecent
crude · lewd · suggestive · dirty joke · off-color · smutty · naughty · snickering · immature · adolescent
sniggerguffaw
Boisterous burst of mirth
belly laugh · cackle · laugh out loud · chortle · applaud