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

“No, I’m not,” says Emma Stone, failing to stay exactly stone-faced while pointing at a snickering Yorgos Lanthimos: “He thinks that I’m …”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

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

The words “Tom Holland” and “spoilers” can immediately illicit snickering.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

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

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds