snickered

verb

past tense of snicker
1
as in laughed
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 giggled
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 snickered Zahida and Rubina snickered, with a villainy that bordered on hysterical. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Behind the camera, crew members, and the audience members snickered. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 In 2019, Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer and George Stephanopoulos snickered at the news that Britain’s 6-year-old Prince George was taking ballet classes. — Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026 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 Each acquisition has its logic, made with great force at the time of the announcement only to be of-course-it-failed snickered at when the sale inevitably unravels. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickered
  1. laughed
  2. giggled
  3. smiled
  4. chuckled
  5. sneered
  6. screamed
Verb
  • Gonzalez laughed, agreed and the breeze moved through the courtyard right on time.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Perhaps that’s the biggest compliment for UCLA, going from being ignored or laughed at to taking a few jabs over your glowing reviews.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of laughed
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  • The audience giggled nervously as their seats rocked and rolled during the tense chase scene, and whenever the dinosaur went in for an attack, a squirt of water shot out from behind each audience member’s seat.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • The audience of employees lapped up every word, giggled at every dad joke.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of giggled
Verb
  • Lindell smiled, evidently relishing the chance to guide the customer toward a solution—and a potential sale—that might otherwise have fallen through.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.
    — Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of smiled
Verb
  • Roupp chuckled at the thought of making his big-league debut as a two-pitch guy.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Reid chuckled, then offered the sweetest thought about the wedding.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Definition of chuckled
Verb
  • Nobody sneered at authority and received wisdom more than Johnny Rotten.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Texas and Florida were COVID-19 wildfires, where the rates of infection soared due to the irresponsible actions of their respective governors who allowed businesses to remain open, all but sneered at immunization and encouraged people to gather maskless at public venues.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of sneered
Verb
  • Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • One passenger, identified only as Christina, told Thessaloniki radio that passengers panicked and screamed and that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window.
    — Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of screamed

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