as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a snicker of derision when we heard their offer on the house
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1
as in to laugh
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
he snickered at the puzzled look on her face
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2
as in to giggle
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
only hard-core fans of teen comedies will snicker at this lame attempt
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Recent Examples of snicker
Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.
—Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2025
For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity.
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—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.
—Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
But then, both songs get the film’s most showstopping presentations, so snickering evidently wasn’t the goal.
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2025
For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snicker
Noun
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The image of an officer peering into the empty driver’s seat of the offending vehicle may have been good for a chuckle, but other incidents have been no laughing matter.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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After a chuckle, someone asked what the doctor’s diagnosis had been.—
Rebecca Edmisten,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes laughing is better than crying.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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There wasn’t anyone that Anny Cho knew who lived and laughed as hard, who wanted to experience every minute of every day as much as her older brother.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Casting sexy, hunky Sharpe as Mozart — quite in contrast to the movie’s Tom Hulce, with his Harpo Marx energy and strange explosive giggle — signals that this is meant to be a Serious Take on the material.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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On the chaise side of the sectional, Fiona and Izzy were giggling under a blanket, playing a makeover game on Fiona’s phone.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Miriam swayed, shoulders shaking with laughter at a joke nobody else could hear.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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But laughter was never the whole story.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Cousteau smiled at his family and jumped into the frigid bay.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Days later, her cardiologist got emotional seeing a picture of Chelsea sitting up in bed, smiling and holding her newborn.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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“Snicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snicker. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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