sniggering

VERB

laugh at mockingly

Synonyms

WEAK

chortle chuckle giggle guffaw hee-haw smirk sneer teehee titter

VERB

sneer

Synonyms

STRONG

affront belittle burlesque caricature crack decry deride detract disdain disparage dump fleer flout gibe gird grin insult jeer jest lampoon leer rally ridicule satirize scoff scorn slam slight smile snicker swipe taunt travesty twit underrate

WEAK

curl one's lip give Bronx cheer hold in contempt hold up to ridicule laugh at look down on put down quip at rank out sneeze at sniff at turn up one's nose

Antonyms

STRONG

admire applaud approve commend compliment exaggerate flatter laud praise respect weaken

VERB

giggle

Synonyms

STRONG

cackle chortle chuckle guffaw hee-haw snicker titter twitter

WEAK

teehee

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sniggering

No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024

But it’s not the ’90s until two of the most idiotic teenagers return, sniggering along the way.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

She still remembers the shame of standing up in class and others sniggering as she was separated from them.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2021

"Not long ago, they called him 'too extreme,' 'aggressively and dangerously wrong' and 'downright dangerous,'" Baker wrote in sniggering prose.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2020

Crabbe was sniggering, apparently very pleased with himself.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling