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Snicker vs. Smirk — What's the Difference?

Snicker vs. Smirk — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Snicker and Smirk

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Snicker

To utter a partly stifled laugh
"I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker" (T.S. Eliot).

Smirk

A smirk is a smile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of what Desmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals.A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile, as in Mr Bennet's description of Mr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novel Pride and Prejudice.

Snicker

A partly stifled laugh.

Smirk

Smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way
He smirked in triumph

Snicker

A stifled or broken laugh.
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Smirk

A smug, conceited, or silly smile
Gloria pursed her mouth in a self-satisfied smirk

Snicker

A player who snicks the ball.

Smirk

To smile in an annoying self-satisfied manner.

Snicker

(intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.

Smirk

An annoying self-satisfied smile.

Snicker

(transitive) To utter through a laugh of this kind.

Smirk

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

Snicker

(of a horse) To whinny.

Smirk

A forced or affected smile.

Snicker

To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.

Smirk

To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

Snicker

To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.

Smirk

(obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering

Snicker

A half suppressed, broken laugh.

Smirk

To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.

Snicker

A disrespectful laugh

Smirk

A forced or affected smile; a simper.
The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.

Snicker

Laugh quietly

Smirk

Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.

Smirk

A smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

Smirk

Smile affectedly or derisively

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