as in laughed
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
we sniggered as the actor kept forgetting his lines
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The crowd wasn’t fazed by Dillane being alone on stage and laughed often at his expletive-laced recollections on his career path.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026 -
All my classmates laughed at me.—
Judith Levy,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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So Cote smiled when a fellow tourist with a fancy camera approached.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Asked what his victory could mean for Brazil, the Olympic champion — who was already the first Brazilian to win a World Cup race — smiled.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The universities have sneered at the people who are feeding them.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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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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“Sniggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggered. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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