as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement a snicker of derision when we heard their offer on the house
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as in to laugh
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions he snickered at the puzzled look on her face
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as in to giggle
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 snicker
Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana. —Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 Each acquisition has its logic, made with great force at the time of the announcement only to be of-course-it-failed snickered at when the sale inevitably unravels. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snicker
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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3. —Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana. —Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 Each acquisition has its logic, made with great force at the time of the announcement only to be of-course-it-failed snickered at when the sale inevitably unravels. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snicker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snicker
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After a chuckle, someone asked what the doctor’s diagnosis had been.— Rebecca Edmisten, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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And what begins as a clever, high-concept joke doesn’t always build beyond a steady stream of chuckles.— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Read that sentence aloud and try not to laugh.— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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When Daikin Park’s jumbotron showed exactly that, Chisholm could only laugh at himself.— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Shadows and strange sounds can set imaginations whirring—from the guttural roar of a hunting lion to the giggling calls of a feasting hyena pack.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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Alan Cumming and Cynthia Rowley giggle away at the TriBeCa Ball at the New York Academy of Art in New York City on April 20.— Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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And that's where laughter, joke-telling, hugging and dancing happen.— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Nearly in sync, a third emerges, prompting a chorus of uncontrolled squeals and giddy laughter.— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
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On the cover of her second album, 2003’s Life for Rent, she is pictured wearing a sensible jacket to match her sensible long bob and her sensible-sounding music, smiling to herself like the model that comes with the picture frame.— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
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Yi-hyeok’s smiling portrait rested on a table cradled by a sea of white chrysanthemums.— Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Snicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/snicker. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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