- present participle of snigger.
sniggering
Example Sentences
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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
Remorse must be tempered by a resolution to remain uncouth, just as a professional agreement to play a little ball must be undercut by subversive sniggering.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2020
"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
Slytherins up and down the table were sniggering, twisting in their seats to see Harry’s reaction.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
