as in laughing
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
we sniggered as the actor kept forgetting his lines
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Her mother, Lianna Charles Moore, previously described her daughters as always laughing, smiling and brightening her family's day.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Suddenly there was a film that had not been on anyone’s radar — a period comedy, laughing at something very much our own, and completely independent.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Trump then turned around, pumping his fist to those sitting behind him, smiling and waving, then pointed a few times to the crowd.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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His open V-neck shirt has huge lapels, his hair hangs down to his shoulders and a bushy mustache creases his smiling face, leaving Vachon looking more like the bassist for Spinal Tap than an NHL goaltender.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet, whose grandmother, mother, and sister all performed with the New York City Ballet, is not sneering at the artists.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Sniggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggering. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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