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смешок — meaning in English

smeshok

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English meaning

  • snicker verb To laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.
  • snigger noun A quiet laugh that is not fully let out.
  • titter verb To laugh quietly in a nervous or restrained way, often while trying not to.

Senses

смешок is used for these senses in English:

  • snicker A stifled or broken laugh.
  • snigger (mainly, UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
  • titter A nervous or somewhat repressed giggle.

snicker — full definition

  1. verb To laugh quietly in a stifled or half-suppressed way, often at someone else's expense.
  2. noun A stifled, half-suppressed laugh.

snigger — full definition

  1. noun A quiet laugh that is not fully let out.
  2. noun A laugh that is sly or snide.
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сдавленный смех хихиканье хихи́канье посме́иваться хихи́кать