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

They creep in from the shadows, snorting and snickering.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

I saw some of the other kids snickering at him as he passed.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds