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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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
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.
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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
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
Verb
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While none of the Alexanders appeared to crack any smiles, Agnifilo laughed along gamely when the judge and prospective jurors exchanged jokes to lighten a tense mood.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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During their visit to the working handweaving studio, the Princess of Wales laughed and placed a hand on her husband's arm.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Why Don’t We alum Daniel Seavey and a group of friends giggled by a bar.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the nearly six-minute-long video, the brother-sister duo giggled at their family memories, which included moments from school, at home, on vacation with their parents and more.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In the moment, Peterson nodded, smiled and took in the scene.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Men wearing gray jumpsuits from ICE detention smiled and thanked then-President Nicolás Maduro, showed another.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Stern chuckled and without hesitation said that guy wasn’t going anywhere.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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At first, Eli and Peyton chuckled at the sight, while Combs sang along — which is all part of the appeal, Malloy says.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Be the person folks used to have so much admiration for, versus someone sneered at when his name is mentioned.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2026
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.—
Mikhail Zygar,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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Protesters screamed at agents, threw snowballs and tried to block their vehicles.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mostly, Connell said, the protesters just screamed at agents.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snickered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickered. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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