ricanement — meaning in English

English meaning

• cackle noun A harsh, broken sound like a hen's cry, or a laugh that sounds similar.
• chuckle noun A quiet, restrained laugh.
• snicker verb To laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.
• snigger noun A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
• titter verb To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.

Senses

ricanement is used for these senses in English:

• cackle A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
• chuckle A quiet laugh.
• snicker A stifled or broken laugh.
• snigger (mainly, UK, Ireland) A sly or snide laugh.
• titter A nervous or somewhat repressed giggle.

cackle — full definition

1. noun A harsh, broken sound like a hen's cry, or a laugh that sounds similar.
2. verb To laugh in a loud, harsh way, or to make the sharp cry of a hen or goose.

chuckle — full definition

1. noun A quiet, restrained laugh.
2. verb To laugh softly or to oneself.

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