snicker
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Jokes about Twitch streamers getting paid to do nothing were funnier the first 1,000 times you saw them somewhere, and even then, they weren’t worth more than a passing snicker.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
“It’s all Greek to me,” puts in Grandpa with a snicker.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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
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
“It speaks to my heart and speaks to humanity,” she said over snickers from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
My boyfriend remains utterly enraptured by the show's unhinged absurdism, while I usually struggle to give rise to an audible chuckle, save for a few smirks and snickers.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
There were a few snickers as Zart, the quiet big guy who watched over the Gardens, shifted in his seat.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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
Eric Thibault snickered at the suggestion that his game checks should increase with his extra workload.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
I also snickered at the line Sarah's husband Peter tells her, "Even if I can't be with her, I don't want to be with you."
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2022
I didn’t disappoint, walking down the church aisle in my socks while everybody nudged their neighbor and snickered.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
They’re even snickering at serious moments, distracting those around them and on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Crystal and Taylor Probst, the wife and the daughter of cyclist Andreas Probst, said they saw Jesus Ayala and Jzamir Keys snickering to each other and making vulgar gestures toward them before Tuesday’s hearing.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
The words “Tom Holland” and “spoilers” can immediately illicit snickering.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
They creep in from the shadows, snorting and snickering.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
Folks are either staring at their feet or snickering.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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