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noun

as in laughter

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verb

present participle of snicker
1
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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2
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
Noun
Satire for political snickering. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 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
However, there is no rule prohibiting snickering in private. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026 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 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 My friend can be forgiven for snickering. — Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickering
  1. laughter
  2. laughing
  3. giggling
  4. smiling
  5. chuckling
  6. screaming
Noun
  • If laughter is the best medicine, traveling with friends is a close second.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
  • As Reeves performed her rendition of the anthem, the broadcast caught players and fans trying to stifle their laughter.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughter
Verb
  • Listening, empathy, caring, laughing, humor, irreverence, understanding and all the little things that make a human interaction better.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The pictures showed the family making silly faces, laughing and spending quality time together.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughing
Verb
  • On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Donna and Swift were seen hugging and giggling in their suite at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium alongside the singer's A-list pals.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of giggling
Verb
  • The ​pitch is reinforced by the document’s anime-style cover, which depicts a smiling family in a gleaming cityscape rather than ​the troops, weapons and military insignia featured on many previous editions.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Around them, campers duck in and out for medications beneath murals of smiling farm animals, eager to get back to the day’s activities.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of smiling
Verb
  • In a New York Times interview, producer Tyran Donaldson, who has also worked with SZA, recalled chuckling at listening to the Diamonds work with the instrument.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Definition of chuckling
Verb
  • The ‘Ginger Prince’ also scored the goal which prompted the loudest atmosphere at Old Trafford so far this century, a 25-yard screaming half-volley against Barcelona in the 2008 Champions League semi-final second leg, the only goal across both legs.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Dispatchers heard gunshots and screaming on the other end of the line.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of screaming

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