ricaner
Meanings
Verb
1. to giggle
2. to sneer, smile grimly
Examples22
Le coup de grâce ! ricana Maigret.
'The coup de grâce,' Maigret said grimly.
Tom a encore ricané.
Tom giggled again.
Tom s'est mis à ricaner.
Tom started giggling.
Toutes deux ricanèrent.
They both snickered.
Tom a commencé à ricaner.
Tom started giggling.
Les autres garçons ricanèrent.
The other boys snickered.