snigger

/ˈsnɪɡɚ/

Etymology

British variant pronunciation and spelling of snicker.

noun

  1. A partly suppressed or broken laugh.“Here the unfeeling Toad broke into a snigger, and then pulled himself together and tried to look particularly solemn.”
  2. A sly or snide laugh.

verb

  1. To emit a snigger.“[…]presently the Mole's spirits revived again, and he was even able to give some straight back-talk to a couple of moorhens who were sniggering to each other about his bedraggled appearance.”