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snicker

[snik-er] / ˈsnɪk ər /


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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

If your first instinct, like mine, is to snicker, know that this self-important drama is devoid of humor.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023

I hold back a snicker, because he seems to really mean it.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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