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

  1. Chuckle as a noun:

    A quiet laugh.

  1. Chuckle as a verb:

    To laugh quietly or inwardly.

  2. Chuckle as a verb (transitive):

    To communicate through chuckling.

    Examples:

    "She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car."

  3. Chuckle as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.

  4. 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"

  5. Chuckle as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To fondle; to indulge or pamper.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek John Dryden"

  1. Snigger as a noun:

    A partly suppressed or broken laugh.

  2. Snigger as a noun:

    A sly or snide laugh.

  1. Snigger as a verb (intransitive):

    To emit a snigger.

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