Meaning
to giggle, snigger
- to laugh quietly, hesitantly, or foolishly
- to snicker or laugh in an understated or mocking manner
In a sentence
I ragazzi in fondo all'aula continuavano a ridacchiare tra loro.
The boys at the back of the classroom kept giggling among themselves.
Perché stai ridacchiando invece di ascoltare quello che ti dico?
Why are you snickering instead of listening to what I'm telling you?
L'ha guardato e ha ridacchiato sotto i baffi senza dire nulla.
He looked at him and chuckled quietly without saying anything.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ridacchiare | infinitive |
| ridacchio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridacchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridacchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridacchiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ridacchiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ridacchiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ridacchiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ridacchiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ridacchiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ridacchierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ridacchierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ridacchieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ridacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridacchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridacchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ridacchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ridacchiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ridacchierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridacchieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridacchieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridacchia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ridacchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ridacchiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ridacchiando | gerund |
| ridacchiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequentative/altered form of 'ridere', usually indicating stifled or quiet laughter.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.