snicker
Example Sentences
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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
McCurry never belittled anyone, though occasionally the Bigfoot questions would cause other reporters to snicker.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025
The differences were stark and — save for the occasional groan, eye roll or sarcastic snicker — politely received.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
People might snicker at the blue jeans, and he didn’t want anyone to snicker at Leslie when she was dead.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing snicker
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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