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snigger

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of snigger
Noun
The tribal leader sniggers; a trade with foreign infidels is inconceivable. Bing West, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011 This offbeat comedy, which originally ran from 2007-10, thrives on less explicit social tensions: sniggers behind the back and raised eyebrows at the dinner table. The Economist, 26 Dec. 2019 Most football fans allowed themselves a brief snigger when Florentino Perez suggested that Real Madrid had tried to sign Lionel Messi many moons ago. SI.com, 9 Sep. 2017
Verb
Jaclyn, Laurie, and Kate — immediately reverting back to the bitchy girls who ruled Nowhere High together — sniggered at the scene from behind designer sunnies. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 Dour officials from the Department of Homeland Security who spotted his posts saw nothing to snigger about. The Economist, 8 June 2019 Then early this week the list came out, and sniggering ensued—on both sides of the Atlantic. The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snigger
Verb
  • Bean could be heard laughing at him from inside the classroom, the affidavits state.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Notable guests like philanthropist Laura Wasserman and former Oprah producer Charles Cook laughed — and cried — as talent agent Charles Silver shared fond memories of Rivers' late parents Joan Rivers and Edgar Rosenberg.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But to last 1,000 shows is a true testament to what the world really needs right now, which is love, laughter and light.
    Lawrence Yee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • During a storm that caused a power outage and shut down nearby roads, laughter filled the air as someone began humming a popular Mexican cumbia song.
    Ale Delgado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The reverend smiles, proud of Littlejohn for keeping his cool.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The closing shots, however, find the two men smiling together and exchanging a big hug.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bong was quickly made into a GIF after turning around during Han’s remarks, staring at his new Oscar and bursting into giggles.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Naturally, the family shrieked in excitement and quickly descended into a fit of giggles and tears.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.
    Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025

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