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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
  • There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of chuckles
Verb
  • Mensah laughs at getting tiebreaker changed Last year, Darian Mensah led Duke to its first ACC title since 1989.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • King laughs, and warns Carrol against comparing him to Jesus.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • Keira Knightley is all giggles at day 12 of the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 10.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Admittedly, Carmy is not exactly a bucket of giggles in this episode, or, really, in any episode.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of giggles
Verb
  • One snap shows the shaggy, multicolored pup with his tongue out as his new owner smiles and wraps their arms around him.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • And Damien simply, slowly smiles, immediately telegraphing that little obstacles like someone already occupying the position will not be a problem for very long.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Definition of smiles
Noun
  • 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
  • The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 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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