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sniggers

sniggers is the plural of snigger.

sniggers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snigger.

Meaning of snigger

Noun

snigger (plural sniggers)

  1. (Ireland, UK) 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.1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 255
  2. (Ireland, UK) A sly or snide laugh.

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Questions about sniggers

What is sniggers the plural of?
Sniggers is the plural of snigger.

Words near sniggers in the dictionary

  1. sniggerer
  2. sniggerers
  3. sniggering
  4. sniggeringly
  5. sniggerings
  6. sniggers
  7. sniggersome
  8. sniggery
  9. snigging
  10. sniggle
  11. sniggled

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