The difference between Chuckle and Snigger
When used as nouns, chuckle means a quiet laugh, whereas snigger means a partly suppressed or broken laugh.
When used as verbs, chuckle means to laugh quietly or inwardly, whereas snigger means to emit a snigger.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chuckle and Snigger
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Chuckle as a noun:
A quiet laugh.
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Chuckle as a verb:
To laugh quietly or inwardly.
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Chuckle as a verb (transitive):
To communicate through chuckling.
Examples:
"She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car."
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Chuckle as a verb (intransitive, archaic):
To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
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Chuckle as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.
Examples:
"rfquotek John Dryden"
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Chuckle as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To fondle; to indulge or pamper.
Examples:
"rfquotek John Dryden"
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Snigger as a noun:
A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
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Snigger as a noun:
A sly or snide laugh.
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Snigger as a verb (intransitive):
To emit a snigger.