snickered

Example Sentences

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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

Another picketer said that one of the queens who chose not to join them snickered at them as they walked out that day.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

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

The girls snickered when they heard me sing along with the lyrics.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter