Snigger \Snig"ger\, v. i. See {Snicker}. --Thackeray.
Snigger \Snig"ger\, n. See {Snicker}. --Dickens.
Snicker \Snick"er\, n. A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also {snigger}.]
Snicker \Snick"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.] [Written also {snigger}.] 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.
The prime minister says Mr Lee Kuan Yew taught him never to be afraid to go against the conventional wisdom. 'People may laugh, they may snigger,' says Mr Goh 'But we must carry on.