: an act or sound of snickering
Examples of snicker in a Sentence
Verb
he snickered at the puzzled look on her face
Noun
a snicker of derision when we heard their offer on the house
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Zahida and Rubina snickered, with a villainy that bordered on hysterical.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Verb
However, there is no rule prohibiting snickering in private.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Zahida and Rubina snickered, with a villainy that bordered on hysterical.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
The grown-ups in the audience snicker.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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“Snicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snicker. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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