Snicker /(?)/

Snick·er

Snicker

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Snickered; p. pr. & vb. n. Snickering

  1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.
  2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter.

Snicker

n.
  1. A half suppressed, broken laugh.