sniggering

present participle of snigger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniggering
Verb
  • To promote the line, Blakely would travel across the country and was interviewed by every DJ who loved laughing and talking about the word Spanx, who were mostly men.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Cartman starts laughing so hard that he projectile vomits all over Thiel.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone was smiling, hooting and hollering.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • With her hair in bouncy curls that rival Sarah Jessica Parker’s in the iconic TV show, the singer struts through 30 Rock while smiling at her own inner monologue.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Norton, meanwhile, is having the time of his life sneering and rolling his eyes at the two younger men who have somehow become his boss.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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