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To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.

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  1. v. i. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.
  2. v. i. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.
  3. n. A half suppressed, broken laugh.
  4. n. a disrespectful laugh
  5. v. laugh quietly
  6. 1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve. 2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter. A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also snigger.]
  7. A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also snigger.]
  8. n:47/v:53 n. a disrespectful laugh v. laugh quietly