snickering

Example Sentences

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They’re even snickering at serious moments, distracting those around them and on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

I heard some light snickering in the background, but pushed ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Crystal and Taylor Probst, the wife and the daughter of cyclist Andreas Probst, said they saw Jesus Ayala and Jzamir Keys snickering to each other and making vulgar gestures toward them before Tuesday’s hearing.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

Among the crypto community on Twitter, however, there was some snickering that FTX missed a big opportunity in Sui.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

Two of the men coughed to hide their snickering.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri