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
Another picketer said that one of the queens who chose not to join them snickered at them as they walked out that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
I’m still waiting for that invite,” Laxalt snickered, speaking from a podium emblazoned with Trump’s name.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 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
“They don’t want to bomb the village,” Havermeyer snickered, giving Major Danby away.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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