snickering

Example Sentences

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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

They creep in from the shadows, snorting and snickering.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

By the time he turned a corner and found the three apprentice boys crowded around the poor creature’s udders and snickering as they sprayed each other with milk, he was in a foul mood.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray