sniggering

present participle of snigger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniggering
Verb
  • While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this week, however, Swizz shared a video of the couple smiling, laughing and dancing together to Instagram.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped off his armored green train in Beijing on Tuesday, greeted by Chinese officials shaking his hand and leading him down a red carpet, many observers noticed a young girl walking behind him, smiling politely, dressed in black with her hair tied in a bow.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Customers who came in to buy tickets for the drawing were smiling, too.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike The Beatles, Oasis arrived in the US with trademark sneering entitlement.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Sniggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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