: 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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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
The two girls snickered over the idea of Jacqueline screaming out the candy mid-scene.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
The two girls snickered over the idea of Jacqueline screaming out the candy mid-scene.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Snicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snicker. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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