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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Inspired by the two authors' real-life childhood diaries, the show explores every stage of womanhood from growing up to getting older and laughing all the way.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
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Kulukundis said, as the camera cut to Anderson and wife Maya Rudolph laughing at the quip.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Heming, too, shared a birthday tribute to Willis Friday, a photo of Willis smiling from a shore.—
Roberta Mercuri,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday night, Aliyu was smiling ear to ear when Mamdani got up to speak at the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, recalling that night.—
Katherine Koretski,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2026.
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