Snickering is to giggle quietly.
Stop snickering!Are you snickering at me?
unpleasant laugh Snickering is laughing, so the antonym would be cry.
The theif was snickering as he ran away from the bank with the stolen money
The word 'snickering' is the present participle of the verb 'to snicker'. The present participle of the verb is also a gerund, a verbal noun. Example uses: Verb: Bob is snickering about mistake in the sign's wording. Noun: We heard the snickering coming from the kids' room.
The teacher punished the two students for their constant snickering in class.While the bully was snickering over his cruel joke, a truck ran over his bicycle where he left it in the street.
The word "sniggering" is a form of "snickering" and may have the synonyms chuckling, giggling, or tittering. Snickering does have a modern connotation of evil or mischief.
to half laugh in a disrespectful manner
A quiet laugh, usually at someone.
the boys snickered at the plan they had made.
flicker, kicker, quicker, snicker, sticker
giggling, snickering, chortling, chuckling, guffawing
joke, teasing, giggle, hoot, game, prank, lark