sniggering
present participle ofsnigger
| 单词 | sniggering |
| 释义 | sniggering present participle ofsnigger snigger verb[I] mainlyUKuk/ˈsnɪɡ.ər/us/ˈsnɪɡ.ɚ/(USusuallysnicker)tolaughat someone or something in asillyand oftenunkindway: Theyspenthalfthetimesniggeringattheclothespeoplewerewearing. What are you two sniggeringat/about? to laugh
Laughing and smiling
Examplesofsniggeringsniggering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is no goodsniggeringor sneering at them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use him sitting there andsniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that they weresniggeringat each other, which is perhaps appropriate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know at what he issniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Seldom has there been such a ridiculoussniggeringsession as we have just witnessed. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Yes, they are indeedsniggering, which shows how little the problem concerns them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have asked numerous questions, highlighting certain activities by the police, but they have met with no response but with laughter andsniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Withoutsniggeringwith our hands to our mouths and being dirty minded, have we ever thought of this issue in terms of the paraplegics? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Only fools would treat this debate in a silly,sniggeringfashion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that he had been cured of hissniggeringduring the earlier debates this afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember one or two of themsniggeringat us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They say it amid thesniggering, the sarcasm, and sometimes the threats of their fellow citizens. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I am notsniggeringat it or ridiculing it in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That hurt her very much, but what hurt her more was that when the consultant left the room the students were left behind and watched her while she dressed,sniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He wants to continuesniggering? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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