How is the word хихикать translated from Russian to English

English translation
snicker
verb

Тихо смеяться с насмешкой.

To laugh quietly in a mocking way.

Examples with “хихикать”

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  • Мальчишки хихикали над его новой стрижкой. — The boys snickered at his new haircut.

  • По задним рядам прокатилось хихиканье. — A snicker ran through the back of the room.

  • Не хихикай, когда он читает своё стихотворение. — Don't snicker when he reads his poem.

  • Я услышал за спиной хихиканье. — I heard a snicker behind me.

  • Почему они хихикают каждый раз, когда я говорю? — Why do they snicker every time I speak?

  • Это было хихиканье или просто кашель? — Was that a snicker or just a cough?

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