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
  • There was an exhilarating ease as people talked, laughed, and flirted freely.
    — Lilian T. Mehrel, IndieWire, 7 July 2026
  • Their Ballon d’Or-winning winger Ousmane Dembele had the ball in his hands, a decoy to avoid unwanted attention on the actual taker Mbappe, and Dembele quite literally laughed in the face of the petulant Velazquez.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of laughed
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  • Willis sang as their children—14-year-old Mabel Ray and 12-year-old Evelyn Penn—giggled in the background.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 June 2026
  • The couple giggled between kisses and lounged on a red-and-white picnic blanket while overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of giggled
Verb
  • Hearn joined his attorneys in front of a bank of cameras and smiled to supporters but did not speak.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Four years of not knowing if intense vocal rehab would one day mean a return to live performances, Bon Jovi and his bandmates slowly walked from the back of the stage into the spotlight and smiled.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of smiled
Verb
  • The cast chuckled before Griffin cut in with some deep NBA lore.
    — Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 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
  • Police said that after the girl screamed, the video shows a man getting into his vehicle and driving away.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Thompson screamed at the MTA worker before grabbing her and slashing on the left side of her nose, just below her eye, according to prosecutors.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Definition of screamed

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