snickered

Example Sentences

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The gullible may have stood in awe, but sophisticated travelers scoffed and snickered at the big egg, obviously laid by an ordinary ostrich.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2024

Department heads and their employees snickered that hot flashes provoked her pointed queries during board meetings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2023

Chinese intellectuals snickered at his often-pompous pronouncements and at efforts by the propaganda apparatus to present him as a great thinker in the mold of Mao.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

I also snickered at the line Sarah's husband Peter tells her, "Even if I can't be with her, I don't want to be with you."

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2022

He and his group snickered, and several of the boys looked my way.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis