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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneer |
| Synonyms: | affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack*, curl one's lip, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down*, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam*, slight, smile*, sneeze at, snicker, sniff at, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snicker/snigger/sniggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | laugh at mockingly |
| Synonyms: | chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, smirk, sneer, teehee, titter |
| Main Entry: | cackle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | laugh irritatingly |
| Synonyms: | babble, blather, burble, chortle, chuckle, cluck, crow, gibber, giggle, gobble, jabber, quack, snicker, snigger, titter |
| Main Entry: | chuckle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | giggle |
| Synonyms: | cackle, chortle, crow, exult, guffaw, hee-haw, laugh, smile, snicker, snigger, sniggle, teehee, titter |
| Main Entry: | giggle |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | snickering laugh |
| Synonyms: | cackle, chortle, chuckle, guffaw*, hee-haw, snicker, snigger, teehee, titter, twitter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sneer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mock, condemn |
| Synonyms: | affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack, curl one's lip at, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam, slight, smile, sneeze at, sniff at, snigger, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | snicker |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | laugh at |
| Synonyms: | chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, knock, mock, smirk, sneer, snigger, sniggle, tehee, titter |
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | giggle |
| Synonyms: | snicker, snigger, teehee, titter |
| Main Entry: | titter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | giggle |
| Synonyms: | cackle, chortle, chuckle, guffaw*, hee-haw, snicker, snigger, teehee, twitter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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