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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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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Noun
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Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
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And what begins as a clever, high-concept joke doesn’t always build beyond a steady stream of chuckles.
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Clive Davis was the most humble man in the music business [laughs].
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Kylie laughs and throws another cupful.
Noun
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Admittedly, Carmy is not exactly a bucket of giggles in this episode, or, really, in any episode.
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These giggles evolved to best suit animals’ different social lives, said Brittany Florkiewicz, who studies animal communication at Lyon College and had no role in the new research.
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Food Network's Maneet Chauhan smiles while showing off some dishes at the festival's F&W x Chubby Fish event on Saturday, June 20.
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The Princess Diaries star smiles, caresses her belly, then ducks out of the frame.
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
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The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
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Meanwhile her old-school Communist grandmother sneers at the tactics her Red Diaper daughter employed.
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Jacob sneers, but doesn’t even wait for his son to answer.
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“Sniggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggers. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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