snickering

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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

Among the crypto community on Twitter, however, there was some snickering that FTX missed a big opportunity in Sui.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

I was checking out my stuff when I heard Joey snickering.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli