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snicker in Portuguese

snicker in Portuguese is casquinar — snicker means to laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.

snicker in Portuguese

casquinar
verb
(intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.

What does "snicker" mean?

  1. verb To laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.
    "The students snickered when the teacher tripped over the cord."
  2. noun A stifled, half-suppressed laugh.
    "A snicker went around the room."
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snicker in a sentence

  • The students snickered when the teacher tripped over the cord.
  • A snicker went around the room.

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What is "snicker" in Portuguese?
"snicker" in Portuguese is casquinar. snicker means: To laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.
How do you use "snicker" in a sentence?
Example: "The students snickered when the teacher tripped over the cord." In Portuguese, "snicker" is casquinar.
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