as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a snicker of derision when we heard their offer on the house
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as in laughs
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
he snickered at the puzzled look on her face
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as in giggles
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 snickers
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickers
Noun
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And what begins as a clever, high-concept joke doesn’t always build beyond a steady stream of chuckles.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The line was met with one or two chuckles from the hearing room, which was at capacity.—
Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Alex Harring,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This advertised butt jokes, campy fight montages and sinister Seth Rogen laughs.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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One can see why wrestling appealed to him—the crowd is everything, the rules mean nothing, and the referees are so feckless that they often get knocked out and everyone laughs.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her daughter giggles as she's swung throughout the air, until Moore realizes that something isn't quite right.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The teaser video that followed showed a device straight out of a sci-fi film, something between Wall-E and BB-8, with a camera that giggles and swivels on command.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tang smiles from behind the counter.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Love Story's Paul Anthony Kelly smiles for the camera during a coffee run in SoHo on April 29 in New York City.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Verb
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As the recording, which lasts over an hour, continues, Athena’s screams can be heard.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Everything about him screams of a boy who was born to play the game.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile her old-school Communist grandmother sneers at the tactics her Red Diaper daughter employed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Jacob sneers, but doesn’t even wait for his son to answer.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Snickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickers. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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