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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesricaner
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁi.ka.ne/
"Il a commencé à ricaner en lisant la lettre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh.
"The students began to snicker when the teacher tripped over the rug."
- 1
A half-suppressed, disrespectful laugh.
"A muffled snicker rippled through the back row of the auditorium."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 17th century, snicker is likely imitative in origin, closely related to the earlier dialectal word 'snicker-snee' and the Middle English verb 'snout' or 'snite'. It evolved as an expressive phonetic representation of a stifled, half-suppressed laugh, often implying disrespect or amusement at someone else's expense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Snicker" is said worldwide
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ricaner
Transliteration: /ʁi.ka.ne/
"Il a commencé à ricaner en lisant la lettre."
kichern
Transliteration: /ˈkɪçɐn/
"Die Kinder mussten leise kichern."
ghignare
Transliteration: /ɡiɲˈɡaːre/
"Iniziò a ghignare sentendo quella notizia."
risitas
Transliteration: /riˈsitas/
Script: risita
"Se escuchó una risita burlona en el fondo."
risadinha
Transliteration: /ʁi.zaˈdi.ɲɐ/
"Ouviu-se uma risadinha abafada na sala de aula."
दबी हंसी हंसना
Transliteration: dabee hashee hansna
"उसकी बात सुनकर पीछे बैठे लड़के दबी हंसी हंसने लगे।"
窃笑
Transliteration: qièxiào
"听到这个消息后，台下有人窃笑。"
낄낄거리다
Transliteration: kkilkkilgeorida
"학생들은 그의 우스꽝스러운 실수에 낄낄거렸다."
小馬鹿にして笑う
Transliteration: kobanikani shite warau
"彼はクラスメートの失敗を聞いてクスリと笑った。"
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