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snicker

[snik-er] / ˈsnɪk ər /


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Of course you snicker — her character hasn’t gone past the first-class curtain since everyone onboard got served a hot meal and plenty of legroom.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

I got several quizzical looks and perhaps a snicker.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

"Like, wait a minute, you didn't pay anything at all, and yet you still have complaints?" she said with a snicker.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

Once recovered and breathing properly, one snicker from either of us in remembrance of what had been so funny, and off we would go, falling back into hysterics.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2024

He and the boy looked at each other and began to snicker.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

In point 16 of the X post, Karp wrote: "The culture almost snickers at Musk's interest in grand narrative, as if billionaires ought to simply stay in their lane of enriching themselves."

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

No chuckles, no snickers, not even a cough.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2026

I can also explain why, despite the snickers and stares and perpetually blooming bruises, it’s still worth it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2025

That threat was greeted with snickers of laughter.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2023

The boy with my song and the nice headshot passes us and snickers, and finally there’s something here that I can relate to: being laughed at.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

They snickered two years later when he announced that while he personally opposed abortion, he now supported a woman’s right to choose.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

The gullible may have stood in awe, but sophisticated travelers scoffed and snickered at the big egg, obviously laid by an ordinary ostrich.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2024

Critics snickered Texas created a network simply to show reruns of Vince Young’s game-wining dash to victory over Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2023

The idea was dismissed as a “blubber restaurant” and snickered about in the food world in far more tasteless terms.

From Washington Post Jan. 9, 2023

Some people in the room were wide-eyed and quiet, two of his buddies snickered along, but I tried to catch Gillian’s eye.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

They’re even snickering at serious moments, distracting those around them and on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

I heard some light snickering in the background, but pushed ahead.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2024

I wasn’t the only one: A small contingency of the audience at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater started snickering and laughing before he had even fully stepped onstage.

From New York Times Nov. 13, 2023

But snickering and irreverence aside, the Milan native was also a towering figure — both influential and polarizing — who reshaped the Italian media and political landscape in his image.

From Washington Times Jun. 12, 2023

Then he fell again and crawled forward, trailing the wire through the grass with the broken peg snickering behind it.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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