Snick vs Snicker - What's the difference?
snick | snicker |
To cut or snip
:*1966': I reached out and ' snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve. — John Fowles, ‘The Magus’
(cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection
(cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
A small cut or mark.
A knot or irregularity in yarn.
a sharp clicking sound
:*1893': Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic ' snick . — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.698)
As verbs the difference between snick and snicker
is that snick is to cut or snip or snick can be to make something click, to make a clicking noise or snick can be while snicker is to emit a snicker: a stifled or broken laugh.As nouns the difference between snick and snicker
is that snick is (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch or snick can be a sharp clicking sound while snicker is a stifled or broken laugh.snick
English
Etymology 1
Probably from snick or snee .Verb
(en verb)Noun
(en noun)- (Knight)