The definition of a snigger is a contained or half held-in laugh.
(noun)An example of a snigger is a quiet laugh behind a person's back.
Snigger is defined as to snicker or hold back a laugh.
(verb)An example of snigger is to secretly laugh at someone behind their back.
See snigger in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
Origin: echoic
See snigger in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps alteration of snicker
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