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I'm reasonably easygoing. Messing up my lines or making a fool of myself is where you find my fears. Like a lot of English people, I'm prey to embarrassment - the dread that everyone's sort of sniggering at you, that you're going to look like an idiot. I think that sort of halts us all.
Hugh Laurie

Meaning of "sniggering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SNIGGERING

sniggering  [ˈsnɪɡərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNIGGERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sniggering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SNIGGERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sniggering in the English dictionary

The definition of sniggering in the dictionary is the act of laughing slyly or disrespectfully laugh.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNIGGERING


catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
fellmongering
ˈfelˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ
fingering
ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ
lingering
ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
mongering
ˈmʌŋɡərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
rumor-mongering
ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ
rumour-mongering
ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ
scaremongering
ˈskɛəmʌŋɡərɪŋ
staggering
ˈstæɡərɪŋ
sugaring
ˈʃʊɡərɪŋ
swaggering
ˈswæɡərɪŋ
triggering
ˈtrɪɡərɪŋ
warmongering
ˈwɔːmʌŋɡərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNIGGERING

sniffler
sniffles
sniffly
sniffy
snifter
snifty
snig
snigged
snigger
sniggerer
sniggeringly
snigging
snigging chain
sniggle
sniggler
snip
snipe
snipe fly
snipefish
snipelike

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNIGGERING

bring
civil engineering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
flattering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
ordering
pioneering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of sniggering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SNIGGERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sniggering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sniggering

Translation of «sniggering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNIGGERING

Find out the translation of sniggering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sniggering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sniggering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

窃笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sniggering
570 millions of speakers

English

sniggering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sniggering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sniggering
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хихикая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sniggering
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sniggering
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ricanement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sniggering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gekicher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sniggering
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sniggering
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sniggering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sniggering
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sniggering
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साकबुदाणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıs kıs gülme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

risatine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sniggering
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хихикаючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sniggering
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sniggering
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grinnik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sniggering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sniggering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sniggering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIGGERING»

The term «sniggering» is regularly used and occupies the 102.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIGGERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sniggering

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QUOTES WITH «SNIGGERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sniggering.
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Hugh Laurie
I'm reasonably easygoing. Messing up my lines or making a fool of myself is where you find my fears. Like a lot of English people, I'm prey to embarrassment - the dread that everyone's sort of sniggering at you, that you're going to look like an idiot. I think that sort of halts us all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIGGERING»

Discover the use of sniggering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sniggering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dead Language:
Like hockeystickstruck pucks they'd glide acrosstheice, and TheBeards wouldbe holding their hands infront of their mouths, sniggering at the avalanche of doomed mountaineers as they slid across the ice toward them, arms and legs flailing ...
Peter Rushforth, 2001
2
South American Detox
Sniggering quietly to myself, I finally managed to throw myself inelegantly into my hammock - phew! - but this caused it to swing crazily back and forth like Josh's and it nearly threw me out again. Josh's tittering got louder... So did my sniggering ...
Jon Carter
3
Fury
“I'd appreciate it if you would avoid sniggering when you say my name.” “ Sniggering?” “Yes,” she replied. “Sniggering. Everyone always does unless I put my foot down at the beginning.” “Well then, I assure you I will not snigger nor tolerate ...
Robert K. Tanenbaum, 2006
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Ruth Jones
More sniggering, and he had to cover his mouth. Ruth sat up straight and swept her empty ice tea glass aside. “No, that's not pretty good, what'd I do wrong? Who was it?” Junior, also sniggering, leaned in toward his father. “Was it Burker, Dad ...
Rod Mills, 2012
5
Necroscope: The Lost Years
And that sniggering in his mind: it wasn't in his mind anymore but . . . but right here in front of him! First the sniggering, and then a low warning growl! Banks unfroze . . . but too late. The figures coming toward him out of the darkness of the  ...
Brian Lumley, 1996
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Once a Boy
He stepped back and stood sniggering with his pals as I scrambled to my feet. I looked around quickly, noting the nearby chalk cliff with its sheer drop to the surface of the lake. Behind me lay the meadow and the safety of home. To my left was ...
J. J. Irwin, 2013
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Remembering Arthur Miller
Almost all of them were properly laudatory with the exception of a vile and sniggering unsigned editorial in the New Criterion, a ridiculously far-right magazine of arts criticism which attacked Arthur's talent, his politics and even – as I read it ...
Christopher Bigsby, 2014
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The Backslider
Sniggering was for churches and libraries. You always saw something very funny there and sniggering was the only reaction, but it was painful tokeep sniggering without burstinginto afullblooded bawl of a laugh. Sniggering seemed to inspire ...
Seán McGrady, 2013
9
City Stage: Hong Kong Playwriting in English
A packet of cornflakes? (Sniggering) No, a bogey. (Dayne laughs greedily.) Sorry . They put it in a frame and hung it up. Framed a snot rag? I'll give them me underpants if they want, they can frame them and all. (Sniggering) I'll give them my ...
Mike Ingham, Xu Xi, 2005
10
Thinking about Society: Theory and Practice
Frazer's prose is commended for its irony and wit, but when serious is described as portentous, false, unctuous and sniggering. He lived a sheltered life, the bill of indictment continues, oblivious to the cruelties of the world of his time. He had a ...
Ian Jarvie, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIGGERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sniggering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wirral councillors deny 'sniggering' at plight of homeless man
The Globe put the "sniggering" allegations to the committee's chairman, council Conservative group leader Cllr Jeff Green, who said: “That's way off the mark. «Wirral Globe, Jul 15»
2
Sniggering at China not in anyone's interest
The rapid and continuing slump of the stock market in China has so far been domestically concentrated, but there will be some effect that could reduce global ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
Dear cynics, sniggering at rainbow Facebook DPs won't do a lot for …
On 26 June, the Supreme Court of US passed a judgment legalising gay marriage in all the 50 states of America. Over a dozen timezones away in India, where ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
4
Cristiano Ronaldo defends Japanese boy as crowds snigger at his …
The youngster was asking the former Manchester United ace various questions in Portuguese as the crowds watched on sniggering at his attempts. But Ronaldo ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Aintree racecourse: Sniggering man behind video of pensioner …
The man filming the incident on a mobile phone can be heard sniggering during the footage. Writing on his Facebook page, the man said: "Just got back from the ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
Council's 'hand job' offer to the unemployed in Devon
Social media users were sniggering after a Devon Council advertised a 'General Hand Job Vacancy' to jobseekers. Tavistock Town Council's offer of an ... «Western Daily Press, Mar 15»
7
Why penises on the Paris catwalk incite sniggering – and outrage
The media response ranged from schoolboy sniggering to prudish – and faux – outrage, with pixelated images protecting the modesty of the male models in ... «The Conversation UK, Jan 15»
8
Sniggering at Modi: Deriding Ganesha remark misses the elephant …
“A pope champions the big bang theory and evolution, a prime minister champions ancient plastic surgery and genetic science,” tweets @DeathEndsFun. «Firstpost, Oct 14»
9
Sniggering at Twink is easy but cruelty to animals is never a joke
It was the curious incident of the missing dog and the ubiquitous entertainer. Twink's dog had been napped and the entire nation was talking about it. Or, to be ... «Irish Independent, Sep 14»
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No sniggering at the back! Astronomers discover the secret of vast …
Miranda, a small, icy moon of Uranus, is covered in giant fault canyons 12 times as deep as the Grand Canyon, giving it a unique look leading to it being called a ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»

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