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as in laughing
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
he snickered at the puzzled look on her face
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as in giggling
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 snickering
Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
This rare unity across the aisle in the wake of a horrible tragedy left TMZ, the popular entertainment news platform known for its tenacity and deluge of scoops, on the defensive about the on-air snickering.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
As the Columbus Blue Jackets were set to make their sixth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, one of the club’s former scouts, Rob Riley, heard snickering among his colleagues at their table on the draft floor.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickering
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The legendary veteran shared much laughter with friends and spoke briefly, recognizing his wife Stella and thanking the crowd for coming out before passing the microphone to a friend.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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During years marked by health struggles, Maggie’s playful energy brought laughter back into her mother’s daily life.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Always ready for fun, Rose enjoys laughing, moving and finding creative ways to express herself.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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In a separate post that day, the CEO added two laughing emoji when quote-tweeting an image of a toaster with a bikini on it.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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This is perfect for emergency organic kale runs or ripping around backcountry carvers with four giggling friends (or, in this author’s case, one friend and three ebullient toddlers in car seats).—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The small Santa Clara diner offers a straightforward menu of burgers and burritos, paired with an abundance of patriotic decorations and walls covered in photographs of smiling customers.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Becky’s daughter Kaylie smiling as a baby.—
Becky Quick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When that happens, press play on these funny Hanukkah songs that will have the whole family chuckling.—
Fiona Tapp,
Parents,
16 Dec. 2025
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Somewhere, Dan Lanning had to be chuckling at that one.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 2025
Verb
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According to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched in November to a residence in the Linville community of Marion after a caller reported a neighbor standing in their driveway screaming and refusing to leave the property despite having been warned previously.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Avid viewers of The Studio will appreciate the callback to a watershed episode this season when Ice Cube, as himself, uttered the same to a room filled with screaming fans, causing a fresh headache for Seth Rogen’s backlot boss Matt Remick.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickering. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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