Showing Results for "sniggers"

sniggers

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

Example Sentences

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Sniggers rose from a crowd familiar with his sometimes frayed relationship with the prime minister.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2019

Sniggers and snorts from the audience, when someone played the wrong card or tried to finesse, were as explanatory as a peek at an opponent's hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Bill Sniggers, the rascal who is in league with Judson."

From The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code by Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis)

Sniggers: I should like to get this over.

From Plays of Gods and Men by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron

And Missus Sniggers and the five children waited.

From Rootabaga Stories by Petersham, Maud Fuller