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as in laughing
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
he snickered at the puzzled look on her face
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as in giggling
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
only hard-core fans of teen comedies will snicker at this lame attempt
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Recent Examples of snickering
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
This rare unity across the aisle in the wake of a horrible tragedy left TMZ, the popular entertainment news platform known for its tenacity and deluge of scoops, on the defensive about the on-air snickering.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
14 Jan. 2026
But then, both songs get the film’s most showstopping presentations, so snickering evidently wasn’t the goal.
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Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Dec. 2025
As the Columbus Blue Jackets were set to make their sixth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, one of the club’s former scouts, Rob Riley, heard snickering among his colleagues at their table on the draft floor.
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Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
My friend can be forgiven for snickering.
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Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Satire for political snickering.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
This rare unity across the aisle in the wake of a horrible tragedy left TMZ, the popular entertainment news platform known for its tenacity and deluge of scoops, on the defensive about the on-air snickering.
—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
However, there is no rule prohibiting snickering in private.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
14 Jan. 2026
But then, both songs get the film’s most showstopping presentations, so snickering evidently wasn’t the goal.
—
Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Dec. 2025
As the Columbus Blue Jackets were set to make their sixth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, one of the club’s former scouts, Rob Riley, heard snickering among his colleagues at their table on the draft floor.
—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
My friend can be forgiven for snickering.
—
Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickering
Noun
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He’s long delved into the dark corners of his lived and theoretical experience, pushing toward sticky, disquieting ideas that sent ripples of nervous laughter through a crowd unable to reject his reasoning.
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If philosophy begins in wonder, trenchant social drama seems to start in laughter.
Verb
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There are companies creating life-like avatars that can fill in for you in virtual meetings, nodding at the right time and laughing when someone tells a joke.
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On April 24, 2022, the model shared a cute candid of themselves on Instagram, leaning into one another and laughing.
Verb
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On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk.
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Donna and Swift were seen hugging and giggling in their suite at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium alongside the singer's A-list pals.
Verb
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Waving and smiling, Aveiro, accompanied by a burly gentleman, takes a seat at a table bedecked with a bouquet of roses, ready to tuck into some cuisine from her native country.
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From 1941 to 1976, New Yorkers riding the subway might have seen Maureen Walsh, Ellen Hart, or Heide Hafner smiling back at them on their commute as part of the Miss Subways campaign.
Verb
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And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter.
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Baffert watched it all on his laptop from California, chuckling as the board showing the horse’s price flaked out momentarily.
Verb
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The couple’s relationship began with a friendship bracelet and a podcast shout-out in July 2023, and by September Swift was screaming profanities in support of her new favorite football player.
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As Rayan began screaming, al-Ajeen, whose family has long farmed in the area, picked up his son and began walking again.
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“Snickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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