as in laughing
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
we sniggered as the actor kept forgetting his lines
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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.
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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.
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Cassie’s OnlyFans adventures, for interest, were depicted with a kind of sneering derision toward the character’s poor judgement and lack of savvy.
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Newman’s God is laughing at our prayers, sneering at our cries for help.
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“Sniggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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