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snigger

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verb

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Recent Examples of snigger
Noun
Each time an audience member so much as sniggers or sneezes, money is docked from a prize pot of £250,000 ($330,000), the slightest noise costing them up to £10,000 ($13,000) each time. Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 May 2025 This offbeat comedy, which originally ran from 2007-10, thrives on less explicit social tensions: sniggers behind the back and raised eyebrows at the dinner table. The Economist, 26 Dec. 2019 Most football fans allowed themselves a brief snigger when Florentino Perez suggested that Real Madrid had tried to sign Lionel Messi many moons ago. SI.com, 9 Sep. 2017 The tribal leader sniggers; a trade with foreign infidels is inconceivable. Bing West, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011
Verb
Jaclyn, Laurie, and Kate — immediately reverting back to the bitchy girls who ruled Nowhere High together — sniggered at the scene from behind designer sunnies. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 Dour officials from the Department of Homeland Security who spotted his posts saw nothing to snigger about. The Economist, 8 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snigger
Noun
  • Jernigan wore business casual and spoke with understatement, sometimes punctuated by a rueful chuckle.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Last year’s offensive player of the year Saquon Barkley finished with 60 yards rushing, which garnered a chuckle out of him when learning he was beat out by Hurts.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, unbelievably, Solène laughs in Rainbeau’s face.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Tyson is seen laughing in the video as MrBeast tries to recover from the punch.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Williams said, touching off laughter.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Her laughter and her soft voice way more brilliant.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump stood in front of the protesters, smiling for a bit, before signaling security to escort the activists out of the restaurant.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Curtis was spotted smiling and standing along the side of the red carpet in casual all-black attire that included a sweater and casual black slacks.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If the initial response to the State Farm spot has been positive, there are inherent risks associated with using giggles as a delivery vehicle for your brand messaging.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that these two women, who have been through so much pain, can share a smile and a giggle together is kind of a miracle, just like this little baby.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2025

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“Snigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snigger. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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