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snicker

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verb

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Recent Examples of snicker
Noun
Sugar might have caught its share of snickers when its big plot twist was revealed, but Colin Farrell is a huge movie star who carried that show, and that should be enough to give him the edge. Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 July 2024 The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
As a young boy entered the afterschool program’s building, Stewart’s immature friends began to snicker because the boy seemed different than them. Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 And when Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp, her team 1-6 in 2022, walked out unscheduled to address a bunch of reporters and tell everyone to back the hell off, people snickered. Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snicker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snicker
Verb
  • As the light filters through the windows, the students laugh and ask questions; there’s a creative flow in the room.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
  • People eating, people laughing, people talking on the mobile.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Dropping catches and mis-fielding were not things to be giggled at.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Here, visitors with otherwise short attention spans may gaze at the watery offerings for hours, giggling at the antics of Atlantic puffins, gasping at the sight of blacktip reef sharks and basking in the biodiversity of the 13,000 organisms that have captivated crowds for 44 years.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Bailey could be seen mouthing something to the host, and before turning around as instructed, instead went in for a kiss, sending the audience into howls of laughter and applause.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 June 2025
  • In Ukraine's legendary port city, the salty breeze carried the splashing and laughter of a carefree summer.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Owen looks up, sees the woman at the other end of the bar, smiling at him.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • After taking the dock, the BBC also said, Brown smiled and winked at a woman in the courtroom while waiting for Judge Baumgartner to arrive.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The Vermont lawmaker chuckled and brushed off the comment while looking down.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 June 2025
  • Some of my peers have chuckled knowingly and offered congratulations.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 June 2025

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“Snicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snicker. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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