snicker
verb
[ ˈsnɪkə ]
• give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; snigger.
• "he could imagine them snickering as he passed"
snicker
noun
• a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; a snigger.
• "he could not evoke a snicker with his jokes"
Origin:
late 17th century: imitative.
