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Meaning of sniggering in English:

sniggering

Pronunciation /ˈsnɪɡ(ə)rɪŋ/

adjective

  • Laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.

    • ‘he wheeled around to confront a sniggering group of men hovering nearby’

noun

mass noun

  • Half-suppressed, typically scornful laughter.

    • ‘they could not hide their sniggering at the thought’