посме́иваться — meaning in English

English meaning

• chuckle noun A quiet, restrained laugh.
• snigger noun A partly suppressed or broken laugh.

Senses

посме́иваться is used for these senses in English:

• chuckle To laugh quietly or inwardly.
• snigger (intransitive, mainly, UK, Ireland) To emit a snigger.

chuckle — full definition

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

snigger — full definition

1. noun A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
2. noun A sly or snide laugh.

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