: an act or sound of snickering
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Nate Rau, Axios, 16 July 2024
When the prosecutor described the flag burning in court, some supporters in the courtroom snickered, prompting the court officer to reprimand them, telling them to be quiet.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 20 June 2024
Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
That was only because of the election, Priscilla shot back with a snicker.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Verb
The television broadcast showed baseball players snickering as Andress sang.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 16 July 2024
When the prosecutor described the flag burning in court, some supporters in the courtroom snickered, prompting the court officer to reprimand them, telling them to be quiet.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 20 June 2024
Noun
The classroom resounded with snickers, whispers, giggles, snarls, and whoops from the children, and furious commands from the two nuns who gesticulated—quite ineffectually—up by the blackboard, and sometimes, in exasperation, charged down the aisle between the desks to punish a miscreant.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
That was only because of the election, Priscilla shot back with a snicker.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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“Snicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snicker. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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