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noun

plural of snigger
as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement a love scene that unintentionally drew sniggers from the audience

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sniggers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snigger
as in laughs
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions we sniggered as the actor kept forgetting his lines

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniggers
  1. chuckles
  2. laughs
  3. giggles
  4. smiles
  5. snickers
  6. sneers
Noun
  • Brian Leonard’s smartly funny ode to his difficult daughter — a child whose behavior was so problematic, the family cycled through 28 therapists — offers plenty of chuckles, even with key questions left unanswered.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The risk, though, with horror-comedy—with dinging from chuckles to shrieks and back again—is always an evacuated center.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of chuckles
Verb
  • The actress has been candid about them not clicking immediately, a story Lindez laughs about now.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When asked whether his dog has a favorite Bush song, Rossdale laughs before providing a humorous answer.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • Her giggles kept interrupting the tune through much of her performance, and soon Pioneer Hall was laughing with her and cheering her through it.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of giggles
Verb
  • Ervit Hernández Hernández, founder of Chima Cacao, smiles approvingly.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
  • That includes Hernandez, and otherwise nice man who smiles plenty but does not filter his words.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of smiles
Noun
  • As executed, the 2019 show is an emotional yet refreshingly unsentimental black comedy that snickers in the face of empowerment buzzwords like, well, healing journey.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of snickers
Verb
  • Meanwhile her old-school Communist grandmother sneers at the tactics her Red Diaper daughter employed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Jacob sneers, but doesn’t even wait for his son to answer.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of sneers
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“Sniggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggers. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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